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Attritable
Describing a system inexpensive enough that its loss in combat is acceptable, sitting between fully reusable and single-use. Attritable designs trade exquisite capability and cost for affordable numbers.
Describing a system inexpensive enough that its loss in combat is acceptable, sitting between fully reusable and single-use. Attritable designs trade exquisite capability and cost for affordable numbers.
Why it matters
Attritability changes how an operator can employ a system: hardware cheap enough to risk can be pushed into places a crewed or exquisite platform never would, trading unit survivability for mass and reach.
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What is Attritable?
Describing a system inexpensive enough that its loss in combat is acceptable, sitting between fully reusable and single-use. Attritable designs trade exquisite capability and cost for affordable numbers.
Why does Attritable matter for defense and counter-UAS operators?
Attritability changes how an operator can employ a system: hardware cheap enough to risk can be pushed into places a crewed or exquisite platform never would, trading unit survivability for mass and reach.