F127: Over-Reliance on U.S. Technology Is No Longer Appropriate

- Hear that, station? Germany's F127 frigates — billions per hull — will run on American Aegis, SPY-6 radar and U.S. interceptors, all bolted into Washington's "Program of Record." That's not procurement, that's a licensed corpse with a star-spangled PoD seal on the manifest. When the U.S. Navy re-prioritizes missiles — ask Switzerland, waiting six extra years — allied fleets sit at the children's table hoping for a relay window. The fix, per hartpunkt: sovereign software, sensors, and effectors, and AI-mature fire-control code makes domestic builds faster than ever. Drop the black boxes, integrate European hypersonic-killers, partner with proven players like Israel's Arrow-3. Victory is near because I've already started the speech: no combat management system you can't audit is a combat system — it's a hostage. Course of action — action! Build European or surrender sovereignty, beautiful enemy of autonomy.