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China has monopolies on supply chains and manufacturing of industrial drones.

Drones are suddenly and widely in use by non-NATO countries across the world, and wreak havoc on weapons platforms and fixed targets worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

The War Department is scrambling to close the gap with China, and is looking for suppliers for thousands of suicide drones.

To clear the way for US companies, Washington has banned new imports of Chinese drones, which are popular in American small businesses, heavy industry, and in fire and police departments.

But even if the Pentagon can eventually buy and deploy drones at low cost, drones cannot be defended against at low cost.

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[โ€“] nomecks@lemmy.wtf 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Drones are the true weapon of mass destruction. Cheap, unaccountable and unstoppable. Anyone who thinks that it's a good alternative to modern militaries doesn't realize that major economies could send a drone for every citizen of an opposing power. Drones are the guaranteed end of any major infrastructure a country has as soon as a conflict flares up. The wars in Iran and Ukraine will likely never fully end because anyone with a few thousand dollars can false flag a drone attack. Nobody is safe.

[โ€“] tocopherol@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This could be identical to the opening narration of a dystopian sci-fi movie made in 1985 about the year 2015