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Why Ukraine's $50 Kamikaze Drones Are Embarrassing $3 Million Patriot Missiles
How Ukraine's cheap cardboard drones are forcing a complete rethink of modern air defense economics and strategy.
K. Brennan · · 4 min read
Serious Defense Tech, Not-So-Serious Delivery
How Ukraine's cheap cardboard drones are forcing a complete rethink of modern air defense economics and strategy.
K. Brennan · · 4 min readThe Pentagon's SATCOM systems cost billions but deliver dial-up speeds while commercial options race ahead.
K. Brennan · · 4 min readThe USS Gerald R. Ford's electromagnetic catapults promised revolution but delivered headaches and billion-dollar delays.
K. Brennan · · 4 min readThe Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program has a sticker shock problem that makes F-35s look like a bargain.
K. Brennan · · 3 min readGhost Robotics' quadruped robots face an unusual problem: everyone wants to use them for target practice instead of reconnaissance.
K. Brennan · · 4 min readA look at the absurd procurement pipeline that turns simple purchases into Pentagon-grade paperwork nightmares.
K. Brennan · · 3 min read