Ok let me get this straight. Some guy who was successful at hijacking projects for big stock pumps and helped start Paypal, a guy who got famous for redesign (not inventing mind you, but redesigning surplus military hardware) for a gaming VR mask, and a 1980s politician are going to plan the direction of the military in 2026 forward.
Uh, gee, what could go wrong with that? Autonomous firegun-projectors that are run by VR and have a tea party uppity attitude to malfunction at any given time or around 18 year old congressional interns? Nahhh.
Seriously, the Chinese military are laughing at us. Really, really laughing at us. The Russians would be too, but they're too busy fumbling in Ukraine against their neighbors.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6121108-pete-hegseth-pentagon-project-meridian-warfare-future/