[KineticLensman]

> the real drive is the military

Although military investment has driven many different technologies over the years, ‘the military’ is actually a complex mix of the Armed forces themselves, government acquisition organisations, and prime contractors and their supply chains. The resultant acquisition processes of many countries are glacially slow, with sometimes decadal timescales from requirements definition to delivery of full operational capability. Military acquisition is not agile, except when urgent operational requirements force rapid tech change by taking acquisition shortcuts.