Mass attritable defense pivot

Updated: 2025.08.15 6M ago 1 sources
Shift from bespoke, exquisite platforms toward mass-produced, attritable systems and munition stockpiles as the core of deterrence. — Reorients defense procurement, budgeting, and alliance co-production strategies for drone- and missile-saturated conflicts, challenging decades of acquisition orthodoxy.

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Rebuilding Strategic Depth with Nadia Schadlow
Oren Cass 2025.08.15 100% relevant
The episode stresses that modern conflicts demand scalable production over bespoke systems to restore U.S. strategic depth.
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