This reminds me of that anecdata from a CEO who said he slashed the marketing budget by half to see what would happen, and sales went up because marketing had to ditch a bunch of expensive stuff they'd always done and innovated. Bad news for US influence abroad though...
Ukraine has tested a new surface-to-air missile designed as a cheaper, mass-producible alternative to the shortage-plagued US Patriot system
www.ft.com/content/c583...
Richard Young
www.ft.com
Arms maker Fire Point says it has successfully tested surface-to-air projectiles