What might be the Mark 14 torpedo of the next war?
Short answerNo specific system is named. Swarming technology is offered as an area where expectations may outrun wartime practicality.
NotesNo specific future failure is named. Swarming technology is treated sceptically because similar promises about aircraft and missiles have recurred since the 1920s and 1930s. The attraction is a mass of small, light, fast weapons. The objection concerns what happens when costs become apparent: a reusable system can offer better value than repeated expenditure of small weapons. No named modern system is identified as a proven failure.