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Growing pressure on budgets and rapidly changing technology are driving calls for smaller, more flexible systems, favouring adaptable networks and autonomous platforms over reliance on costly assets. Hybrid fleets emphasise affordability, survivability and mass.Learning Outcomes
- Innovation Awareness — the article explains how autonomous systems are reshaping future fleet design and operational thinking.
- Strategic Thinking — readers are encouraged to consider how affordability, survivability and force distribution influence capability decisions.
- Critical Analysis — the article challenges long-standing assumptions about large platform dominance and examines emerging alternatives.
