A robot was on fire. Again. It was the summer of 2024, and the cutting-edge robots inside General Dynamics’ sweltering artillery factory near Dallas were catching fire with startling regularity, according to four former workers there. This wasn’t ideal, as the plant was supposed to be churning out urgently needed artillery shells for Ukraine. The robots, giant metal arms with clamps for hands…
… The fiasco has cost American taxpayers $533 million, according to the Army. But the Army has not held General Dynamics or a key Turkish subcontractor — which provided the factory’s much-hyped but little-proven equipment — publicly accountable for the failures. Nor has it made General Dynamics pay a penny back.
Just the opposite: General Dynamics, one of the world’s largest defense companies, has been showered with new contracts, continuing its track record as one of the greatest beneficiaries of Pentagon spending. The company is still in charge of the factory. It recently announced that it will fix things there by bringing in another much-hyped but little-proven technology.
Who would be a “more serious power”? China just executed 3 of their “rocket generals” in the last year because they figured out more than half of the ICBMs were either filled with water with the fuel sold on the black market, or were cemented shut but made to look like they opened. Their new ships they’re building are catching fire at an insane rate. Their new generation whatever the fuck number they made up fighter is confirmed to be a flying tank.
Russia has military from when my grandpa was born with a handful of non ancient things to show off to the world. Plus Russian production is known for its quality /s.
Who’s left to be a “serious power”?
Israel just sicced the US on a mildly scrappy regional power and all they were able to do is make Iran less reasonable and now they’re looking like they’re running out of ammo.
So, literally whomever shows up to fight next I’ll withhold judgment until after… Let’s say the third time Trump declares victory.