the US military have been caught off guard several times with newer tech, showing that they’re actually well behind the curve. I don’t think there’s much evidence that they have any advanced tech.
They probably both have advanced technology and are caught off guard by other peoples' advanced technology. With China we are already back in a multipolar world.
I’m just saying that I have personally seen high level DoD officials jaws drop after showing them commercial capabilities. (I live in NoVA)
A lot of them are still fighting the Soviets
Can you relate a specific example of commercial tech the "jaw dropped" some DoD officials? Like what was the tech and what was the venue?
Think of what you may want to do in an asymmetric war.