The Pentagon is tightening supply chain requirements for its Drone Dominance Program, introducing disqualification risks and third-party validation as it moves to reshape domestic small-drone production. With the new Drone Dominance Program Supply Chain Framework, the Pentagon is using its buying power to catalyze and incentivize investment in domestic production capacity for small drones, the Defense Department said. “This is not just a compliance exercise. China controls critical chokepoints across the [small Uncrewed Aerial System] supply chain and...