“The thing is, we discovered the problem when being in the front line in Ukraine—but especially with the NATO armed forces—that the new assets of warfare such as drones, sensors, software, AI, etc cannot interconnect or collaborate with our existing fleets,” he told TechCrunch.
For instance, Wietfeld mentioned that the German armed forces purchased 3,500 Mercedes trucks but none of them are software capable, interconnected, or equipped with a radio—highlighting the gap between modern battlefield needs and current military procurement.