I am not sure if this article is trying purposely to paint a certain caricature of the people, but personally I think we should be cheering on a renaissance in

I am not sure if this article is trying purposely to paint a certain caricature of the people, but personally I think we should be cheering on a renaissance in defense tech. Look at the incumbents - they charge insane prices for old technology and they do not meet the contracts they were awarded or even come close (see the F35). The Pentagon has never successfully passed an audit, and stories like the $90K bag of bushings (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-3171121/Video-Mike-Waltz-holds-90-000-bag-bushings-required-jet-engine.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-3171121/Video-M...) are all too common. And on the other side of the world, US adversaries like China, Iran, and Turkey are building massive naval fleets, innovative cheap drones, and more. The old guard of Raytheon and Lockheed and the rest are not going to keep the US competitive, but simply enrich the owners of those companies. If the US wants to reign in spending, maintain military supremacy, and protect the democratic world, it is going to need great innovation from fresh minds. I’m by no means a nationalist, but to some extent patriotism, collective purpose, and an interest in American values (as mentioned in the article) is a good thing for the world.