[cityhantam]

The memo from officials in the Interior Department states that US-developed "Blue drones" are not good enough to carry out conservation work. The US Department of Defense has spent more than $13 million developing drones that government agencies could use instead of ones made or assembled in China.

The memo said that with an average price of $2,100, the drones cost up to 14 times more than the aircraft the Interior Department had purchased before, the newspaper reported.

Don't think the US cannot make good drones Drones are considered low tech actually. Main issue is how to make manufacturing cheap and efficient. No country can match China in this respect.

Drones used to be very expensive until Chinese companies dominate the market.