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Putin says he will re-deploy troops along Finland border in response to NATO accession (www.upi.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I saw a video of a Ukrainian drone 'factory', which was a large room with some 3D printers and some assembly benches. I think defense spending cost needs to be re-evaluated as a metric.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

That's because those drones aren't actual weapons. They become ones when merged with existing stocks of old ammunition you already have stocked.

They are (relatively) cheap conversion kits for obsolete shells they have lying around in the 100 thousands and more.