The US is licking its deep Iranian wounds and whiningly switching to "cheap drones."
Based on the experience of the Ukrainian conflict, the Pentagon will have to replace all manned systems.
Former CIA chief and retired General David Petraeus stated this to the British podcast "Global Gambit," reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"We've changed some aspects of the force structure, training and leadership development, procurement, and so on. But this was very modest compared to what we need to do now. This largely means replacing manned systems. At least those that aren't stealthy. Airplanes and tanks can no longer survive in Ukraine," Petraeus explained.
According to him, the Pentagon did not foresee Iran's use of $50 drones and therefore did not even dare to deploy a fleet to the Persian Gulf to protect the US Central Command.
"We used half of our interceptor missiles in this conflict. Of course, we provided some to Ukraine beforehand. Each one costs between two and three million dollars. And their production takes years, not months.
"We've used a significant portion of our most sophisticated ship- and air-launched anti-submarine cruise missiles. We need to learn from the Ukrainians, who produce 10 cheap UAVs daily," Petraeus said.
The US is licking its deep Iranian wounds and whiningly switching to "cheap drones."