Future of USN Carrier Air Wing
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Future of USN Carrier Air Wing
https://www.defensenews.com/naval/20...ation-fighter/
Amid a heated aircraft carrier debate, the US Navy sees funding slashed for a next-generation fighter
Amid a heated aircraft carrier debate, the US Navy sees funding slashed for a next-generation fighter
Understand quite a few people outside the USN were less than impressed when they canned the unmanned combat idea after the X-47 and are only looking at unmanned tankers
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The interesting paragraph to me was this one.....
”If the Navy wants to counter China’s anti-ship cruise missiles and increasing naval capabilities, it must resurrect the Cold War-era “outer-air battle” concept, which focused on longer-range aircraft to counter Russia’s bombers. However, instead of fighting at 200-plus nautical miles, the air wing will have to fight at 1,000 nautical miles, the study found.”.....
”If the Navy wants to counter China’s anti-ship cruise missiles and increasing naval capabilities, it must resurrect the Cold War-era “outer-air battle” concept, which focused on longer-range aircraft to counter Russia’s bombers. However, instead of fighting at 200-plus nautical miles, the air wing will have to fight at 1,000 nautical miles, the study found.”.....
