Pentagon Orders Army of Cheap Suicide Drones, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
KEY POINTS
- •Starting February 18, 25 companies including two Ukrainian firms will test one-way attack drones at Fort Benning, Georgia.
- •Following testing through early March, the Department of Defense plans $150 million in prototype orders to jump-start drone dominance.
- •By 2027, the Pentagon aims to deploy hundreds of thousands of low-cost drones, leveraging combat-tested tech like General Cherry Corp's 125 mph AIR Pro interceptor.
The Pentagon’s new drone reality show, 'Gauntlet,' invites 25 companies—including two Ukrainians with names both legit and apparently made up—to battle it out at Fort Benning starting Feb 18. Among contestants is Performance Drone Works, born from the Drone Racing League, because speed racing toy drones totally preps you for kamikaze attacks. By March, $150 million will rain on the chosen few who survive this drone Hunger Games, with an epic plan to field hundreds of thousands of cheap, one-way killer drones by 2027. General Cherry Corp even boasts a 125 mph interceptor drone named AIR Pro, proving Ukrainian drone tech is not just peeling paint and vodka-inspired luck. DoD emphasizes buying 'what works fast, at scale, with zero bureaucracy,' a phrase that definitely makes you want to ask about the last decade of military procurement silence.
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Mass drone suicide pact approved: Pentagon prefers kamikaze gadgets from a startup dance-off and two shadowy Ukrainians no one’s Google-searched yet. The future is cheap, fast, and suspiciously aggressive!
The Pentagon’s drone contest reads like a tech entrepreneur’s fever dream: drone racing meets kamikaze missiles with a cameo from mystery Ukrainians you’ll never meet.
Nothing screams modern warfare like $150 million pit-stop for drones that are basically flying misspent trust funds with propellers and hopes.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 2/4/2026 | Author: Chris Panella
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