The Air Force wants to buy 51 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles and more than 100 of the original Predator UAVs, plus an untold number of the newer, upgraded B model Predators. That from USAF Lt. Gen. (sel.) Donald J. Hoffman, speaking at a Capitol Hill seminar Wednesday. Hoffman recently was confirmed as the new military deputy in Air Force acquisition.
Pentagon Task Force, FAA to Test Counter-Drone Laser
March 7, 2026
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force announced it would conduct a high-energy laser test with the Federal Aviation Administration less than a month after the use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border prompted the FAA to shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas.