paul schwennesen for his opening statement. [indiscernible] -- i have rearranged my remarks in the back hoping to give yourself something more tangible to work with so that we are not just repeating and risking constant repetition of the problem. i think we acknowledged the problem. we have a real train wreck. i think it goes a little and said i think we lack a lot of technical know-how on how to deal with this, how to assess and neutralize these threats. there is someone who does know. that is the ukrainians. having recently observed firsthand the astonishing evolution of drone operations in purse, unmanned systems are not just an iteration. they are indeed a revolution in the application of lethal force. the world's most advanced weapons and tactics are being deployed at scale in the ukraine-russian front at remarkably low cost without central direction. these facts hold radical implications for the next major shooting war between powers. we need to learn from the ukrainians. the united states is rapidly losing its strategic