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pecosbob

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16. Budget in Congress now would authorize $59 billion for a new Defense Autonomous Warfare Group.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 01:03 AM

Apr 30

$59 billion for one year for drones. That's equivalent to the entire Marine Corp budget for a year.

Tech bro Palmer Luckey wants into the Trillionaire Club.

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Do we realize how warfare in the 21st century has changed....in 4 years? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Apr 29 OP

meanwhile our commander in chief and his GI joe doll are oblivious nt msongs Apr 29 #1

Amazing how so out of touch all Trump appointees are. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 29 #2

The drones will knock each other out and then we will Klarkashton Apr 29 #3

Ukraine is the master of anti-drone technology now. Destroy Russian EW/Air Defense control, and drones.... OAITW r.2.0 Apr 29 #6

If that were true why is this still going on? Klarkashton Apr 29 #9

Well, all I can tell you is Ukraine has changed the board in the past 4 months. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 29 #11

Drone against drone. How long will this last? Klarkashton Apr 29 #13

Specific to Russian aggression against Ukraine? OAITW r.2.0 Apr 29 #14

Yep -misanthroptimist Apr 29 #4

Biden was there to help. Not Trump. though. He needs to protect his business partner. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 29 #7

invaders like russian and israel just demolish everything in the way but msongs Apr 29 #10

Meanwhile the US MIC has decided we just need many many many more multimillion dollar missiles RockRaven Apr 29 #5

We can't afford the current fantasy. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 29 #8

I will only quibble that that doesn't go far enough, and we couldn't afford the PRIOR RockRaven Apr 29 #12

Think how the US Military Industrial Complex is ossified. Bobstandard Apr 30 #15

Budget in Congress now would authorize $59 billion for a new Defense Autonomous Warfare Group. pecosbob Apr 30 #16