In its fundamentals war changes far less frequently and significantly than most people appreciate

“In its fundamentals war changes far less frequently and significantly than most people appreciate. This is not simply because it involves a constant – the willingness of organized groups to kill and, in particular, to risk death – but also because the material culture of war (the weaponry used and the associated supply systems) which tend to be the focus of attention, is less important than its social, cultural and political contexts and enablers. These contexts explain the purposes of military action, the nature of the relationship between the military and the rest of society, and the internal structures and ethos of the military.”

Gray, Colin S. Fighting Talk: Forty Maxims on War, Peace, and Strategy. Pbk. ed, Potomac Books, 2009, p. 24.

As Martin van Creveld espouses in his Think JSOU interview, technology is not as important as these basic principles like a willingness to fight and die. The how is far less important than the why.