Mass, Miniaturization, and Minds: Rethinking the Operational Logic of Airpower: DeMarco Banter

There are moments when a technology does not simply add capability—it rewrites the logic of competition. The airplane did that. Radar did that. Precision guidance did that. Autonomy is doing it now. The character of conflict is being reshaped by three converging forces: mass, miniaturization, and minds. Mass in the form of affordable, attritable, and disposable systems. Miniaturization …