Totally agree with this: “NATO seems to be focusing on all the wrong debates - stalling Ukrainian NATO membership, when actually we need to be integrating Ukrainian drone and military innovation into NATO as soon as possible. In a way it is not about NATO extending a protecting umbrella over Ukraine, but Ukrainian defence innovation providing that same defensive umbrella to NATO.” NATO is looking in the wrong direction.
The scale of Ukraine’s success is undeniable: drones built and launched from inside the country struck one-third of Russia’s tactical bombers in hours, using cheap, improvised tech.
Totally agree with this: “NATO seems to be focusing on all the wrong debates - stalling Ukrainian NATO membership, when actually we need to be integrating Ukrainian drone and military innovation into NATO as soon as possible. In a way it is not about NATO extending a protecting umbrella over Ukraine, but Ukrainian defence innovation providing that same defensive umbrella to NATO.” NATO is looking in the wrong direction.
Your point about NATO integrating recently learned technology applies to other areas than warfare too..
Their experience with Starlnk and the vagaries of it's ownership must also be considered in conjunction with effective intelligence.
I was also thinking about how their drone mastery must be applied to civil reconstruction, flood risk management and the loss of their dams too.
The scale of Ukraine’s success is undeniable: drones built and launched from inside the country struck one-third of Russia’s tactical bombers in hours, using cheap, improvised tech.