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1. The Ukraine military has held off the Russian army with drone technology. Go and listen to this 35-minute podcast.
Wed Apr 9, 2025, 01:47 PM
Apr 2025
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/wtf-20-tim-mak

This podcast suggests whether the US military needs million-dollar jets or whether the battlefield can use $1500 drones in significant numbers to destroy the enemy as the Ukrainian army has done.

Quote from the podcast: If you can use a $1500 drone to destroy a $3 million armored vehicle , the math doesn't make sense anymore.

Then, it further points out that it takes years for a pilot to qualify to fly a jet, but any kid who grew up playing video games can learn to fly drones with a few hours of instruction.

Of course, lobbyists will be swarming legislators to defend the budgets and continue to build expensive weapons.

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