How the Marines’ attack drone team is defining UAV warfare

When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood on the Pentagon’s parade field last month to announce a memo meant to accelerate the U.S. military’s ability to stock up on cheap drones, the sheet of paper he signed was delivered by a member of the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team, a Quantico, Va.-based unit that just got its start in January.Since then, the team’s primary work has been to develop the service’s tactics, techniques and procedures for operating armed first-person vi