Next big arms race? Who can build the most drones nobody minds losing, America, Russia or China?

The Pentagon is tearing up its old drone playbook. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth wants drones treated like bullets, not aircraft. Cheap, expendable, and everywhere. His new memo kills red tape, hands buying power to frontline commanders, and backs US-made drones over imports. Every squad will get its own drone swarm by 2027. Its a bet that the next big fight will be won not by high-end jets, but by millions of low-cost flying munitions buzzing over the battlefield.