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January 19, 2020
F-35, Lasers, Hypersonic Missiles and More: How the Navy Will Fight the Next War
A plan is emerging.
by Kris Osborn
The Point: No enemy of America is safe. None.
(Washington, D.C.) Hypersonic attack weapons, laser-armed surface ships, F-35 equipped amphibs, new long-range radar, Tomahawk missiles built to attack moving targets and drone fleets are all key emerging technologies woven into the Navy's new "offensive" attack strategy, designed to prepare for and win the wars of the future, Navy senior leaders said.
"Today we are moving to the offensive. We are already moving out on an increase in lethality," Vice. Adm. Rich Brown, Command, Naval Surfaces Forces, told an audience Jan. 14 at the Surface Navy Association Annual Symposium.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-35-lasers-hypersonic-missiles-and-more-how-navy-will-fight-next-war-114691