I’m a pacifist, which is why I support higher defence spending. Peace isn’t a default; it’s something you deter threats from breaking. If you want it to last, you have to be able to enforce it.
€3 for security is cheap. Refusing to pay for your own safety while enjoying it is the real hypocrisy.
As a NATO + EU hub, Belgium is a high-value target for hybrid warfare (cyber, sabotage, coercion). The goal of defence isn't only to prepare for instant invasion, it's to make escalation, blackmail, or disruption unprofitable in the first place.
Deterrence works before the crisis starts.
That video might actually be AI-generated. It looks like it’s trying to recreate Liftoff, but some things feel off — the soldier doesn’t seem to be properly moving the transmitter sticks, and a lot of the background details look strange or inconsistent.
This is what a real sim looks like.
@ackronomy@WarMonitor3 With dedicated FPV sims available for $20 or less that are basically plug-and-play, it’s hard to justify buying GTA for $30, spending time installing mods, and still ending up with a worse FPV experience.
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@Drone_Wars_ We need to step up our game. Every European should be trained in FPV, not only for deterrence, but also to build technological skills that benefit every sector.
@visioneersalarm@bayraktar_1love Honestly, with the current state of things, I don’t think there’s such a thing as a “whole lot better” when it comes to sitting in or on an armored vehicle.
I’m a pacifist. But I’ve learned that peace only works when people know you’re capable of defending it. Investing in defense isn’t just about deterrence; it also creates jobs, builds institutions, drives technological innovation, and funds the scientific advances people claim to value.
Military competition has historically been one of the biggest accelerators of large-scale technological and scientific innovation. Yay for science spending!
@WarMonitor3 We all knew this was going to happen. I wouldn't say Europe is prepared for it, but I think European leaders consider this far less a major crisis than the US would like it to be.