That's not my understanding, based only on reading foreign policy publications. For many years, the U.S. military has seen software as the key and hardware as j

That's not my understanding, based only on reading foreign policy publications. For many years, the U.S. military has seen software as the key and hardware as just a platform to carry it (to oversimplify a vast domain of technology). With the F-35, for example, many critics focus on the hardware while the military focuses more on the software. For example, if your signal processing is better then you detect the enemy before they see you, shoot first, and win. If your networking is better, then you share information faster, adjust operations and tactics too fast for the enemy to keep up with, and win.