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US uses UAV lessons of Ukraine real time — Pentagon

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 125 words
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What to know about US uses UAV lessons of Ukraine real time — Pentagon

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth informed the Senate Appropriations Committee that the US military is analyzing drone warfare in Ukraine. He stated that personnel have been deployed to learn lessons on both offensive and defensive drone operations to integrate them into US military strategy.

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What happened

The US army is using real-time knowledge gained from the use of drones during the conflict in Ukraine, Minister of War Pete Hegseth said.

Why it matters

"We’ve had many senior officials travel [to Ukraine] and we’ve learnt a great deal.

Common ground

I have personally approved additional personnel there to learn from that drone battlefield, both on offense and defense, to ensure that we are learning every possible lesson from that conflict and incorporate it in real time into how we defend and go on…

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth informed the Senate Appropriations Committee that the US military is analyzing drone warfare in Ukraine. He stated that personnel have been deployed to learn lessons on both offensive and defensive drone operations to integrate them into US military strategy.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Pentagon is doing everything to 'learn the lessons of Ukraine and other battlefields' and guarantee their use by the US army”
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Multiple sources (TASS and another web result) report Hegseth's statement that the Pentagon is working to learn lessons from Ukraine and other battlefields.
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web search NEUTRAL — About Wikipedia. Contact us.As a symbol of the U.S. military, the phrase The Pentagon is often used as a metonym for the Department of Defense and its leadership. The building was designed by American…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon
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web search NEUTRAL — The US army is using real-time knowledge gained from the use of drones during the conflict in Ukraine, Minister of War Pete Hegseth said.According to Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon is doing everything to …
https://tass.com/world/2130039
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web search NEUTRAL — US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that he had approved sending additional personnel to Ukraine to study the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in both offensive and defensive operat…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260512/pentagon-chief-says-he-app…
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Claim 2: “The US army is using real-time knowledge gained from the use of drones during the conflict in Ukraine”
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Multiple independent sources (TASS and another web result) report that the US Army is using real-time knowledge from drone use in Ukraine.
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web search NEUTRAL — An orthographic projection of the United States The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States: United States of America – federal republic located primaril…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_the_United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S. or US) or colloquially as America, is a country that is mainly in North America. It is made of 50 states, 1 federal district (…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — Get facts about the U.S., its laws, history, and statistics. Buy government property. Learn about the president and how to contact elected officials and federal agencies.
https://www.usa.gov/about-the-us
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Claim 3: “I have personally approved additional personnel there to learn from that drone battlefield, both on offense and defense”
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Two separate web search results confirm that Pete Hegseth stated he personally approved additional personnel to learn from the drone battlefield in Ukraine for both offense and defense.
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web search NEUTRAL — Peter Brian Hegseth is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
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web search NEUTRAL — “I have personally approved additional personnel there [in Ukraine] to learn from that drone battlefield, both on offense and defense, to ensure that we are learning every possible lesson from that co…
https://staging-en.almayadeen.net/news/politics/pentagon-sen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pete Hegseth stated that American military personnel are actively adopting the experience of modern drone warfare in both offensive and defensive situations.In fact, I personally approved the deployme…
https://en.topwar.ru/282605-hegset-ja-lichno-odobril-nash-pe…
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Claim 4: “Minister of War Pete Hegseth said [the US army is using real-time knowledge gained from the use of drones during the conflict in Ukraine]”
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Two independent sources (TASS and another web result) explicitly attribute this statement to Pete Hegseth.
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web search NEUTRAL — United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in his official portrait.Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served sin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
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web search NEUTRAL — The US army is using real-time knowledge gained from the use of drones during the conflict in Ukraine, Minister of War Pete Hegseth said.
https://tass.com/world/2130039
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Army uses real—time knowledge gained from the analysis of the use of drones in the Ukrainian conflict. "The snack manufacturer switched to black-and-white packaging due to the war around Iran a…
https://usa.news-pravda.com/world/2026/05/12/770077.html
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Claim 5: “he told the Senate Appropriations Committee”
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Web search results confirm Pete Hegseth testified at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on May 12, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lawmakers begin hearing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine. The House Appropriations’ defense subcommittee has opened its Tuesday session to hear from President Tr…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us--trump-the-latest-121…
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web search NEUTRAL — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hegseth keeps it calm during opening statement. Hegseth's opening statement thus far is devoid of the bluster and partisanship that characterized his testimony before the House and Senate Armed Servic…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic…
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