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The New Generation of “Attritable” Unmanned Aerial Systems

Aviationweek.com reported in early September that the low-cost Model 437 shown in the artist’s rendering is a "paper concept" intended to meet requirements for a new class of attritable autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS). “Attritable” means a system affordable enough to lose on any given mission, but which can be reused as many as a dozen times. Attritable systems, arguably a reflection of Moore’s Law, may presage a generational change in UAV technology. The term...

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