Is The U.S. Military Losing It's Technology Advantage To China And Russia?

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, August 21, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Yuri Gripas

Russia, China Aim To Close Military Technology Gap With U.S.: Hagel -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Russia and China are trying to close the technology gap with the U.S. military and developing weapons systems that appear designed to counter traditional U.S. advantages, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday.



Hagel was speaking before a NATO summit expected to bring Russia's souring relations with the West into sharp focus and the goals of NATO allies to strengthen defense spending.



Hagel said the Pentagon was renewing a push to revamp how it works with the defense industry. The goal, he said, was to promote greater innovation needed to preserve America's technological edge, even at a time of tighter budgets.



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My Comment: Both Russia and China are trying to close this gap ....but when you look the budgets and the number of personnel that are involved .... the U.S. is still far ahead. The only real adversary to U.S. military technology dominance may .... in the next 10 to 20 years ... be the Chinese .... but even then I am skeptical. In the end .... it will be the U.S. itself that will determine whether or not they will still want to be positioned to have the most effective military in the world with the best technology.