WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Angus King issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) emphasized the critical need to improve drone manufacturing capabilities as changing technologies impact the cost and methods of 21st century wars. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator King questioned Mr. Travis Metz, Drone Dominance Program Manager at the Department of Defense (DoD) and Major General Steven Marks, Director at the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group at the DoD, on the research and acquisition of cost-effective drone technology and the impact of these drones on the severity and type of military injuries.
Senator King began the conversation with Metz to discuss the economic realities and curr...