Trump Says US Military Closely Studying Drone Warfare Lessons From Ukraine

The president says drones mark a ‘whole new form of war’ as the Pentagon races to boost production and integrate lessons from the Ukrainian battlefield.
Trump Says US Military Closely Studying Drone Warfare Lessons From Ukraine
President Donald Trump at the White House on Aug. 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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President Donald Trump said on Aug. 25 that the U.S. military is studying the role of drones in the war in Ukraine, describing it as a transformative conflict that has changed the nature of modern combat.

“This is the biggest thing that’s happened in terms of warfare,“ Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. ”There has been nothing like this since the Second World War.”

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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