Navy’s cruiser replacement won’t be a cruiser, says surface warfare chief
By: David B. Larter   January 9
The Navy’s director of surface warfare, Rear Adm. Ronald Boxall, says rapid innovation is needed to keep pace with technology.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s surface fleet is developing a new class of ship that will replace the cruisers — but it’s not another cruiser.
The Navy’s director of surface warfare, Rear Adm. Ronald Boxall, told a crowd at the Surface Navy Association’s annual symposium that his team is building over the next year a capabilities document that will sketch out the next surface combatant, one that integrates new sensors and technologies that will make it relevant into the future.
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