Liwen Shao questioned the reduced number of drone Jaegers to be deployed. Mako Mori responded by citing security concerns with the remote-control system and the need to assess the drone Jaegers' real-world performance. She promised that if no problems arose after a month, deployment of the remaining drone Jaegers would proceed.
Mako Mori's decision received unanimous support from nearly every committee member.
Within the committee, supporters and opponents of deploying drone Jaegers had originally been evenly split. Those in favor mainly supported them because drone Jaegers could address the shortage of active Jaegers caused by the difficulty of training Jaeger pilots.
In truth, they were not entirely free of concerns about the reliability of drone Jaegers. But their enemy was the kaiju, after all. Having weighed the pros and cons, they chose to take a certain degree of risk.
Mako Mori's proposal now solved that problem perfectly.
Deploying half the drone Jaegers first, together with the Hunter Jaegers already stationed at major Pacific Rim bases, would alleviate the shortage of Jaegers to some extent. Moreover, having Hunter Jaegers and drone Jaegers serve simultaneously would reduce the risks posed by problems in the drone Jaegers' remote-control systems. Even if they were truly hacked or jammed, the other Jaeger pilots would still be fully capable of keeping the situation under control.
This would both make up for the shortcomings of Hunter Jaegers and reduce the risks of drone Jaegers. It was the best of both worlds, so naturally they had no reason to oppose it.
In the end, the drone Jaeger deployment plan was approved exactly according to the proposal Chen Mo had put forward. Everyone present was highly satisfied with the outcome, including Liwen Shao.
Although the number of drone Jaegers being deployed had been cut in half, her dream had