Changes

In ground warfare, the weighting in the [[Iraq War]]’s ‘[[Desert Storm]]’ was on [[tank]]s ‘punching’ and thrusting through the adversaries’ defence lines -- though this approach was dropped by [[the West]] in [[Ukraine]] following the turn to 21st century [[drone]]-led ‘trench warfare’ on the front line.

In ground warfare, the weighting in the [[Iraq War]]’s ‘[[Desert Storm]]’ was on [[tank]]s ‘punching’ and thrusting through the adversaries’ defence lines -- though this approach was dropped by [[the West]] in [[Ukraine]] following the turn to 21st century [[drone]]-led ‘trench warfare’ on the front line.

The high-end outspend-approach both favoured the [[US]]’ [[Military Industrial Complex]], and together with [[US]] [[dollar]] [[hegemony]], provided [[America]] with the unique advantage of allowing the US effectively to ‘print’ those high-end overmatch supplementary expenses.

The high-end outspend-approach both favoured the [[US]]’ [[Military Industrial Complex]], and together with [[Reserve currency|US dollar hegemony]], provided [[America]] with the unique advantage of allowing the US effectively to ‘print’ those high-end overmatch supplementary expenses.

Then came the [[Epic Fury|Iran war of 2026]], whose asymmetric model upended conventional doctrines.

Then came the [[Epic Fury|Iran war of 2026]], whose asymmetric model upended conventional doctrines.

The key transformation to the asymmetric approach, however, was the advent of easily available cheap tech components. Whilst the West was spending millions of dollars for each interceptor, Iran and allies were spending hundreds.

The key transformation to the asymmetric approach, however, was the advent of easily available cheap tech components. Whilst the West was spending millions of dollars for each interceptor, Iran and allies were spending hundreds.

The advantage of [[Reserve currency|dollar hegemony]] has thus slipped away and turned instead to [[liability]] -- the [[inflation|inflated cost]] of US munitions and their high-end engineering has resulted in [[sclerotic]] supply-lines, long production cycles and minimal [[weapon]] inventories.

The advantage of [[de-dollarization|dollar hegemony]] has thus slipped away and turned instead to [[liability]] -- the [[inflation|inflated cost]] of US munitions and their high-end engineering has resulted in [[sclerotic]] supply-lines, long production cycles and minimal [[weapon]] inventories.

The supposed tech superiority of US [[weapon]]s is being surpassed too, by ‘garage’ and ‘workshop’ gigs using cheap tech components. They generate innovation which is then picked-up and scaled after informal testing by ‘military authorities’.

The supposed tech superiority of US [[weapon]]s is being surpassed too, by ‘garage’ and ‘workshop’ gigs using cheap tech components. They generate innovation which is then picked-up and scaled after informal testing by ‘military authorities’.