Nimitz-class carriers early but keep building the more capable Ford-class carriers. The Marine Corps says it wants to retire “tired iron” – early-model F-18 fighters – as quickly as possible and buy F-35s. The M2 Bradley has been repeatedly upgraded since its introduction, but after 40 years in service, the vehicle is reaching its limits. The Army wants to replace its Bradley combat vehicle with another, modernized troop carrier, albeit a potentially self-driving one, the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle. Similarly, it wants to replace its Apache attack helicopters with a futuristic attack reconnaissance aircraft. The strategists’ definition: old kinds of systems. Many strategists say that all these approaches are wrong, mired in “old think” and ignoring new ways of warfare. These strategists focus on the demands of great power conflict, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. They envision such a conflict employing a radically different set of operational concepts from past wars. Thus, they emphasize capabilities that are long-range, precision, networked, distributed, unmanned, and individually less expensive. They abhor “exquisite” systems that are extremely capable but also extremely expensive and fielded in limited numbers.