Keeping up with the drones-es

Particularly relevant to the future of war was one afternoon panel on R&D spending, where a trio of analysts shed some light on the debates in Washington over exactly how the Pentagon can keep up with the blistering pace of technology on the battlefield.

“These lessons are right there in our face, and they go against some really cherished concepts in the Department of Defense that people don’t want to let go of,” said Paul Scharre, an analyst at the Center for New American Security.

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