a16z|Sep 15, 2026 14:27
The FY27 defense authorization is the largest in American history.
The Pentagon's munitions plan puts 97% of its funding into legacy missiles and less than 3% into low-cost alternatives.
"It would be a generational mistake to take the largest pool of resources the Pentagon has ever been handed and simply stock up on 1970s technology."
a16z's @DefenseInDepth_ on the allocation problem behind the US munitions shortage: https://www.a16z.news/p/magazine-depth-affordability-is-a
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