Former Army secretary praises Ukraine in 1st public appearance since resigning
Summary
Dan Driscoll, the former U.S. Secretary of the Army, spoke in Kyiv about how Ukraine is using smart technology to change modern warfare. He praised a Ukrainian software called DELTA that helps military leaders see the battlefield more clearly and said Ukraine’s fast innovation could help it beat Russia.Key Facts
- Dan Driscoll made his first public speech since leaving the Trump administration in Kyiv at the Yalta European Strategy forum.
- He praised Ukraine’s technology platform DELTA, which combines data from radars, sensors, and soldiers for better battlefield awareness.
- Driscoll said DELTA is more advanced than similar U.S. military technology.
- Driscoll worked with Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, whose defense company provided drones to Ukraine.
- Ukraine plans to produce millions of drones, far more than the U.S. purchases annually.
- The U.S. Army recently ended a drone unit focused on learning from Ukraine’s drone warfare experience.
- Driscoll resigned in August after reported disagreements with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with no official explanation given.
- During his time as Army secretary, Driscoll pushed the military to speed up getting new weapons to soldiers, influenced by the war in Ukraine and conflict with Iran.
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