Ukraine is showing the West that wars may turn on who can innovate, adapt, and act the fastest, not who has the best weapons
Speed of innovation has "become a decisive factor of military power," a German army official said.It's no longer solely about who has the better weapons; it's about who acts the fastest, he said.Ukraine has sped up battlefield decisions and is innovating much faster than its partners.A key lesson for the West from Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion is that speed of innovation and adaptation in warfare can be decisive on the battlefield, a German military official said.Locked in an existential fight for its survival, Ukraine is having to develop and test weapons, bring them into combat, and make battlefield decisions at a rapid pace.Partners want to learn as much as possible from this war as they prepare for a potential large-scale modern conflict. As NATO questions its longtime emphasis on making top-quality weapons, Heico Hübner, vice chief of the German Army, said the speed at which weapons are developed could mean the difference between victory and defeat."The war in Ukraine has, to my mind, confirmed one central lesson beyond any doubt," Hübner said, "and that is that the speed of military innovation has itself become a decisive factor of military power.""The question is no longer simply who develops the better technology," he said, speaking at a drone summit in Latvia.
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Speed of innovation has "become a decisive factor of military power," a German army official said.It's no longer solely about who has the better weapons; it's about who acts the fastest, he said.Ukraine has sped up battlefield decisions and is innovating much faster than its partners.A key lesson for the West from Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion is that speed of innovation and adaptation in warfare can be decisive on the battlefield, a German military official said.Locked in an existential fight for its survival, Ukraine is having to develop and test weapons, bring them into combat, and make battlefield decisions at a rapid pace.Partners want to learn as much as possible from this war as they prepare for a potential large-scale modern conflict. As NATO questions its longtime emphasis on making top-quality weapons, Heico Hübner, vice chief of the German Army, said the speed at which weapons are developed could mean the difference between victory and defeat."The war in Ukraine has, to my mind, confirmed one central lesson beyond any doubt," Hübner said, "and that is that the speed of military innovation has itself become a decisive factor of military power.""The question is no longer simply who develops the better technology," he said, speaking at a drone summit in Latvia. "The key question is who can scale innovation more rapidly and, more importantly, technically integrate it into the force faster.""Deterrence today is no longer based on mass alone; it depends on the speed," Hübner said. "It depends on connectivity, and more importantly, on adaptability or possibly the armed forces that translate innovation into military effects the fastest will hold a decisive advantage."Faster battlefield detection and decisionsHübner said the war is transforming how quickly forces can detect and engage targets."We are witnessing a fundamental transformation of land warfare, battlefields becoming increasingly transparent.
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- Speed of innovation has "become a decisive factor of military power," a German army official said.It's no longer solely about who has the better weapons; it's about who acts the fastest, he said.Ukraine has sped up battlefield decisions and is innovating much faster than its partners.A key lesson for the West from Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion is that speed of innovation and adaptation in warfare can be decisive on the battlefield, a German military official said.Locked in an existential fight for its survival, Ukraine is having to develop and test weapons, bring them into combat, and make battlefield decisions at a rapid pace.Partners want to learn as much as possible from this war as they prepare for a potential large-scale modern conflict. As NATO questions its longtime emphasis on making top-quality weapons, Heico Hübner, vice chief of the German Army, said the speed at which weapons are developed could mean the difference between victory and defeat."The war in Ukraine has, to my mind, confirmed one central lesson beyond any doubt," Hübner said, "and that is that the speed of military innovation has itself become a decisive factor of military power.""The question is no longer simply who develops the better technology," he said, speaking at a drone summit in Latvia.
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