Future attacks are expected to combine cheap drones with cruise and hypersonic missiles. Launching weapons at different times can synchronize their arrival, forcing a defender to handle several threats together. The defensive response would likewise combine fighters, electronic warfare, missiles, guns, and potentially lasers. A small uncrewed vessel that is attacked can still exhaust its defensive magazine; its size does not guarantee survival. The discussion also argues that long-range attacking drones can be more costly and less numerous than shorter-range defensive systems.
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Mixed missile raids and the limits of small defensive magazines
Coordinated arrivals, defensive layers, and magazine limits complicate claims that small uncrewed vessels will be inherently more survivable.