"When I brought up the drones that Ukraine has used so effectively against Russian tanks, the company's chairman and CEO, Armin Papperger, was withering in his dismissal. 'This is how to play with Legos,' he told me."
"Papperger asked, 'What is the innovation of Ukraine? They don't have some technological breakthrough. They make innovations with their small drones, and they say, 'Wow!' And that's great. Whatever.'"
"For only a few hundred dollars, Ukraine's drones can do serious damage to a military vehicle worth millions. They have, in effect, done to tanks and cannons what muskets once did to knights in shining armor."
Rheinmetall, a major weapons manufacturer, shows little concern for the impact of drone warfare on its industry. CEO Armin Papperger downplays Ukraine's drone capabilities, referring to them as simplistic innovations. He emphasizes that these drones, primarily made from imported parts, lack the technological sophistication of established military systems. Despite their low cost and effectiveness against expensive military vehicles, Papperger believes they do not represent a significant threat to traditional armaments. He invites a visit to showcase what he considers true innovation in military technology.
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