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In this illustrative example, the Army begins procuring DLPs in the mid-2030s at a total cost of $1.1 billion a year—half as much as the $2.2 billion that it would cost annually to remanufacture Abrams tanks. Such cost savings might be possible because DLPs would not need to protect a crew and could thus be lighter and smaller than current manned Abrams tanks. But it is also possible that such savings would not be attained: The procurement costs of unmanned DLPs could be comparable to or greater than those of refurbished Abrams tanks.from DLP PDFIMHO alot of research funding into hard concepts needs to occur before a DLP is even defined.
In this illustrative example, the Army begins procuring DLPs in the mid-2030s at a total cost of $1.1 billion a year—half as much as the $2.2 billion that it would cost annually to remanufacture Abrams tanks. Such cost savings might be possible because DLPs would not need to protect a crew and could thus be lighter and smaller than current manned Abrams tanks. But it is also possible that such savings would not be attained: The procurement costs of unmanned DLPs could be comparable to or greater than those of refurbished Abrams tanks.
from DLP PDF
IMHO alot of research funding into hard concepts needs to occur before a DLP is even defined.
