March 28, 2020
How American Ships Can Defend Themselves From Drones, Missiles, and Small Boats—All At Once
Pew pew.
by Kris Osborn
How would the U.S. Navy stop a massive, coordinated, multipronged weapons attack? Major power enemies might seek to overwhelm and destroy U.S. Navy surface ships by simultaneously launching a series of coordinated attacks -- firing surface-skimming anti-ship missiles, unleashing small boat attacks, conducting aerial drone missile strikes and launching land-fired ballistic missiles -- all at the same time.
Very serious concern about these kinds of scenarios, involving integrated enemy attacks, is inspiring the Navy’s current effort to fast-track new ship defenses and counterattack technologies. Much of this includes interceptor missiles, air-surface-undersea information sharing, close-in guns and even ship-fired lasers.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-american-ships-can-defend-themselves-drones-missiles-and-small-boats%E2%80%94all-once-138617
