War is changing fast. It is hard for the people who plan for the military to keep up. A new weapon can seem like an idea when it is being made but by the time it is finished it is already old news.

A Bell 360 Invictus sits on the show floor Oct. 10, 2023, at the Association of the U.S. Army convention in Washington, D.C. The aircraft was a prototype in the now canceled Future Attack ...