Navy may need to reconsider the future of its fleet, study says
By: Peter Rathmell, July 19, 2017
The Navy's next aircraft carrier will be commissioned this weekend. Meanwhile, a new British study warns that large and expensive vessels may soon be out-dated.
The study by the Royal United Services Institute found that nations like China and Russia are doubling down on cheap, yet increasingly effective technologies for cyber warfare and missiles that can neutralize larger and more expensive assets, such as aircraft carriers, to the point where the British and U.S. navies can no longer turn a blind eye to military developments of other nations.
https://www.navytimes.com/articles/navy-may-need-to-reconsider-the-future-of-the-fleet-study-says
