It’s humiliating that Ukraine, with smaller budget, was able to develop better weapons, - former U.S. Secretary of State Driscoll
Drone Industry
Former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll noted that Ukraine, despite having a much smaller budget, had better weapons.
He made this statement in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, according to Censor.NET.
Details
Driscoll was impressed by the pace of development in the production of Ukrainian drones.
"In a sense, it was humbling to see how quickly a country can change when it needs to. When you saw what Ukraine’s budget was like—and how small it was compared to ours—and yet they still had better weapons for waging war, it was a wake-up call," he explained.
The publication noted that Driscoll initiated the creation of the Assault Battalion based on the "drones first" principle.
The battalion was stationed in Italy, where military personnel operated their own laboratories to develop and test drones.
Driscoll’s resignation
- On September 1, it was announced that U.S. Land Forces Secretary Driscoll was stepping down.
- The reason for Driscoll’s resignation—who is a friend of Vice President J.D. Vance—was not disclosed, though there had been earlier reports of tension in his relationship with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
