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Most of current military equipment are produced in limited series, making themmore expensive. They try to fit technological innovations into almost unchanged World War II platforms. New multirole platforms should be invented (UAV, versatile aircraft, etc.), allowing the integration of a greatest number of new technologies and likely to be mass-produced.Edward N. Luttwak is Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington D.C.