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Thank you. This guy is amazing, and I’ve reposted a few of his videos.

I spent an entire career in the military/industrial complex. Virtually everything you’ve heard and read has an element of truth to it. The companies will spend a fortune to get their weapon built even though they know it is inferior. It’s all about the money and wherever there lies huge amounts of money there will be corruption. That’s just human nature. On the other hand, the institution of the military has developed good processes to ensure that whatever they buy will do the job and US military logistics is second to none. The weapons are thoroughly tested for any climate or circumstances they’ll be exposed to, and the institutional learning gets passed down so newer weapons come into the process that much better prepared to pass. Having said that, recent environmental edicts, such as you can’t use cadmium plating to prevent corrosion have been a huge step backwards.

One downside. Because every contract is funded on a yearly basis means no one will invest in automation. Therefore, everything is built by specialized technicians on a sort of productionized one-off basis. Almost everything is hand built. You couldn’t possibly think up a more expensive way to build things.