For the first time, details were disclosed about military spending and available hardware.
Situations exist where one can program in a context, with less concern about what hardware it will actually run on.
That's of course assuming we're talking about clean hardware in normal operating environments.
We're at the level where the hobbyist with a couple thousand dollars can - needs to know nothing about radio and even hardware.
For its first week this war was all about hardware, the planes and the Patriots.
"It just happened that I knew enough about hardware and radio" to tackle the project.
We also know more about 32-bit hardware than just about anybody.
What I've liked about hardware is just that: it's hard.
I wouldn't be surprised to hear about new hardware then to address the antenna issues.
For all the complaints about hardware, the challenges are only in part about technology.