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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
What I like about this is the focus. We don't seem to have the resources or wherewithal to have a complete army/navy/air force that are all modern and well-maintained. If we specialized in something we might be able to make more meaningful (high technology/unique) contributions to world security. Maybe instead of drones we pick a specific ship-type or two and focus on building/selling/contributing those.
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I only picked drones because of force multiplication potential (something we desperately need to contemplate in a defense situation) and the recent evidence of successful use in a modern battlefield (Ukraine.) A specific ship type or other piece of high technology is a good idea though.
But this is exactly it; even if we were to pump up our contributions to match or exceed NATO expectations, we have no hope of adequately modernizing a force on all of these fronts in a logical amount of time. It just leads to the cycle of wasted and destroyed capital that we see in our current military. We need to refocus.