Posted on 08/11/2025 10:05:05 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
While a new Pentagon policy makes it easier for Marines to acquire and experiment with small drones, the U.S. military faces a catastrophic drone gap with Russia and China. A recent exercise highlighted the poor performance of the few approved, American-made models. The root of the problem is a nearly extinct domestic manufacturing base, leaving the U.S. unable to produce drones at scale without relying on Chinese components.
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It can be done if we make the commitment.
Somebody should tell Adam Smith.
Adam Smith was a Marxist and didn’t know it. FYI Marx was a “free trader”.
This is one of issues with liberalism, they create so many rules and roadblocks, either thru legislation, rules by Administrative agencies and rogue Judges that nothing important gets done.
We can’t build drones because of rules and regulations, power generation plants either gas or nuclear take years and cost billions, military equipment can’t get built efficiently, nothing can be built or can’t be built cost effectively.
A few aggressive, patriotic businessmen could fix that in 6-12 months.
The root of the problem is a nearly extinct domestic manufacturing base, leaving the U.S. unable to produce _____ at scale without relying on Chinese components.
How do you square the concept of “free trade”, which is contingent on individual property rights, with a system of central planning, where all ‘trading’ is deciding by the central authority?
That’s because the US gov’t has over-taxed and over-regulated the US economy. Look what happened in Chile and Ireland when they cut businesses taxes—their economies exploded with growth rates unseen in other countries. Yet, Leftist say: “Tax the corporations!”. Where do these dolts think the corporations get the money to pay those taxes? It from the consumer, you idiot! Cut the tax rates and watch the companies grow as they hire more new workers. And with that comes economic growth as the economic pie grows. And with a growing economy, even if your slice of the pie stays the same, it’s now a larger pie and you enjoy a rising standard of living. But, since that’s a good thing, the Left will fight it to the death.
"...a non-ideological lens. That means we publish all ideas and analyses–we are not a ‘conservative’ or ‘progressive’ website."Sorry mate. I'm most assuredly "ideological" and conservative.
I'm not so sure about that. Mike Rowe has a series on Fox, "How America Works," and one episode was made at ChannelLock, Inc. I am certain that the expertise exists and only needs the appropriate investment to make happen.
BTW, has Mike received the Medal of Freedom? He certainly deserves it.
Perhaps we could send a team over to a drone factory in Ukraine to see how it’s done.
Any excuse for continued gloBULLism.....
What some might call “free trade” is only possible because of over one trillion in government fiat money added annually.
Any war between AMerica and China will be decided by who can make the most drones both fast and cheap. The quality of the drone will be important to an extent. But quality can be overridden by price and speed to quantity. If I can make them fast I can give every solder a number of drones. I can swarm my opponent. I can see everything. If I can do it cheaply I don’t worry about priorities. Its not a tank or drone its both. And drones are a quick delivery method for many attack techs. I need a gun, or a laser, or a camera, or a missile, or a bomb, I can do it with a drone. Or I can do it with lots of drones. The biggest issue is battery tech. Smaller lighter is best. Right now china can make more faster, higher quality and cheaper than we can by about a thousand fold. Thats a problem.
Yes indeed. And is tool and die expertise still a thing or are metallic components sintered by 3D printers using metal precursors of powder and heat, glue, etc?
I can recall melting and making sand casts of lead knuckles paperweights as a kid. Filing them smoother by hand afterwards. Great for holding down important papers and stuff. Do kids explore like that these days? Putting pennies on rail tracks...pennies, and rocks, and big dead tree trunks....
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