LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:
Davis-Monthan Airmen built and field-tested a low-cost small unmanned aircraft system program that advances DM's counter-sUAS training and readiness during Mosaic Lightning 26-1 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 11, 2025.In under 30 days, the DM Airmen under Air Force Repair Enhancement Program produced 10 mission-ready drones for $10,000 total, compared to the roughly $40,000 per aircraft often required for commercial systems."Our goal was to prove we could build, repair and fly our own drones at a fraction of the cost," said Senior Master Sgt. Trevor Runyan, the 48th Rescue Squadron, counter-sUAS lead. "We showed that Airmen c...