The U.S. Army has launched a new unit called Task Force Easy, aimed at helping the military adopt and adapt drone technology faster, officials...

The U.S. Army has launched a new unit called Task Force Easy, aimed at helping the military adopt and adapt drone technology faster, officials announced at the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting. The task force, led by Col. Michael Payne, will focus on small unmanned aircraft systems, first-person-view one-way attack drones, and small unmanned ground vehicles. Rather than pursuing a numbers advantage, it seeks to fix a deeper problem: the U.S. military's slow adaptation to new technology. "We are slower and less efficient. We have not been able to outpace our adversaries and threats in adapting to new technology," Payne said during a panel discussion. "We are trying to fix that within the task force." Task...

The U.S. Army has launched a new unit called Task Force Easy, aimed at helping the military adopt and adapt drone technology faster, officials announced at the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting. The task force, led by Col. Michael Payne, will focus on small unmanned aircraft systems, first-person-view one-way attack drones, and small unmanned ground vehicles. Rather than pursuing a numbers advantage, it seeks to fix a deeper problem: the U.S. military's slow adaptation to new technology. "We are slower and less efficient. We have not been able to outpace our adversaries and threats in adapting to new technology," Payne said during a panel discussion. "We are trying to fix that within the task force." Task...