I hope our military is thinking about drones, because when WW3 starts our enemies are going to have millions of tiny software-controlled drones and if we're still fighting like we're in WW2 it's all over for us.
The US military pioneered drones at every scale and price point, and has been deploying them operationally in very large numbers for decades. They have by far the most mature and diverse capability of any country at this point.
Also, the drones being used in Ukraine by both sides would not survive in a more sophisticated electronic warfare environment.
I would challenge this view:
a) every price point - definitely not the low end
b) in very large numbers - definitely not 6 digit numbers we see in Ukraine
c) Ukraine IS the most hostile EW environment, and various US weapon systems do not fare that great there
Yes, US were the first movers and invested a lot - but into expensive high-end systems (and not really tested in challenging EW environment), not ubiquitous low-end. Presumably they are catching-up. Maybe. They are not catching-up in building warships.
