The debate over who "owned" the revolution in military affairs is like arguing who is the most holy christian defender of the faith. At ths point the issue is an interesting historical one. The 5 rings strategy which is sort of the forerunner of "shock and awe" is Waerden's development with a lot of help drawing on Boyd. Netwar, using a large number of independent affordable systems rather than putting all one's eggs in one basket is the product of a lot of that thinking.
The debate over who “owned” the RMA is one that you started by purporting to correct me with the claim that Sprey and Boyd invented the RMA.
This assertion has been shown to be incorrect, and so now the debate you started is a useless exercise.
Well, ok.
Except that if Sprey’s analysis of what constitutes optimal military systems in the 1970’s and 1980’s has been thoroughly repudiated by events, then that is relevant to determining the validity of his current arguments against the F-35. His current arguments proceed from the same premises as the previous arguments that were previously repudiated, and he does not account for the developments which refuted him.
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