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Re:DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senate by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday June 17, 2024 @12:28PM (#40707518)
> The military needs single-use drones in high volume, and the production capacity/scale

But yet they have no trouble procuring single-use (by definition) artillery shells that cost an order of magnitude more and require even more production volume?

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Re:DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senate by exar0815 on Monday June 17, 2024 @02:25PM (#40709187)
Except - they have. All Artillery Shell Plants in all NATO countries combined (minus Hungary, because f* Orban) are unable to produce enough shells just for the War in Ukraine. The US has completely gutted their manufacturing base, and currently won't be able to compete in a peer conflict on a ling term basis. Not enough shell and ammo production, not enough logistical capability, not enough ships, not enough dock capacity...
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