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CJCS Milley Predicts DoD Budget ‘Bloodletting’ To Fund Navy
WASHINGTON: In a major speech outlining important strategic shifts for the United States, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs,
an Army general, today predicted “a lot of bloodletting” in the Pentagon as the military strives to get the Navy the
hundreds of new ships it says it needs to
confront China.
“I would advocate, and bias going forward, heavy investment” in sea, air and space-centric platforms, Milley said. As for the other priorities, he said, “none of it gets cut to zero; this is a matter of balancing things. It’s a very, very difficult exercise we’re going to have to go through. It’s going to be ruthless, there’s going to be a lot of bloodletting and a lot of stuff left on the floor. We’re gonna have to do that in the coming years — no question about it.”
Yet again the military planning for another war based on the last one.
Anybody who followed the recent conflict in the Caucuses will see how drone swarms pretty much nullified the ability of the defending army to counter the attacking one.
The lets send a couple of Capital ships to dissuade the enemy worked great as a theory in South China sea before, well that was until 10th December 1941 when Prince or Wales / Repulse met a watery grave.
The next war will need ships able to withstand wave after wave of inexpensive swarmed drones fitted with small exposives that can hit at any time, targeting radar / comms gear etc. The billion $$$ warship will lose to a $20,000 drone.