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While advancements in drone technology in Ukraine certainly have been accelerated by the war, the country was by no means unprepared. They have been preparing f
by BjoernKW 4mo ago
While advancements in drone technology in Ukraine certainly have been accelerated by the war, the country was by no means unprepared. They have been preparing for a large-scale war ever since the Russian occupation of Crimea (and the dismal international reaction to that).
The EU isn't even capable of ramping up its own defence capabilities when being faced with the very real threat of a Russian incursion in the next few years, which has me wonder what would be required for them to finally wake up.
- wolvesechoes 4mo ago> The EU isn't even capable of ramping up its own defence capabilities when being faced with the very real threat of a Russian incursion in the next few years, which has me wonder what would be required for them to finally wake up. It is because EU is not a single state, and member states have very different perspectives not only on Russia threat, but also on "digital sovereignty". Everyone saying "EU should do something" is just blind towards political reality.
- BjoernKW 4mo agoYet they keep yapping on about the EU being about tighter integration between its member states. If not in the area of defence, where else? So far, this has been an abject failure (recently, see: FCAS).
- pjmlp 4mo agoEU isn't a country, it is up for each European country to make up for itself first, for its European neighbours second.
- BjoernKW 4mo agoStill, EU member countries even fail at cooperating where it'd absolutely make sense to do so (see FCAS, for instance).
- pjmlp 4mo agoA failure of each country protecting their own industry, unfortunately stuff that happens since Roman Empire downfall, yet eventually things came together, and falled apart multiple times.