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Draganfly, the drone maker that drew a $10 million investment from a company backed by Donald Trump Jr., has hired two former House Armed Services Committee staffers to lobby on the Pentagon's drone purchases. It is the company's third lobbying firm since August, federal filings reviewed by The Digital Free Press show. A Canadian counter-drone startup made its own first Washington hire the same week.