One additional consideration, especially critical for naval applications, is carrying capacity. This raises two key questions:
1. What modifications to ship design—such as launcher integration, storage architecture, or deck space allocation—are necessary to accommodate loitering munitions at scale?
One additional consideration, especially critical for naval applications, is carrying capacity. This raises two key questions:
1. What modifications to ship design—such as launcher integration, storage architecture, or deck space allocation—are necessary to accommodate loitering munitions at scale?
2. At what point do tradeoffs between unit cost and volumetric or weight constraints become operationally limiting? In other words, even if the munition is low-cost and attritable, does its storage footprint justify its inclusion over more expensive but compact alternatives?
One additional consideration, especially critical for naval applications, is carrying capacity. This raises two key questions:
1. What modifications to ship design—such as launcher integration, storage architecture, or deck space allocation—are necessary to accommodate loitering munitions at scale?
2. At what point do tradeoffs between unit cost and volumetric or weight constraints become operationally limiting? In other words, even if the munition is low-cost and attritable, does its storage footprint justify its inclusion over more expensive but compact alternatives?