A Case for the Return of Patrol Bombing (VPB) Squadrons for Sea Control Using the P-8 Poseidon and B-1 Lancer

Abstract

The United States could drastically expand maritime strike capability by reviving the patrol bombing squadron (VPB) concept of World War II, pairing Navy P-8s with Air Force B-1s. The Navy is at risk of falling behind Russia and especially China in sea control capabilities after more than two decades of focusing on overland wars and almost thirty years of unchallenged US supremacy of the seas. The United States spends over $700 billion on defense, yet lacks the capability to conduct large scale war at sea or at least, so it seems. New technology, weapons, and manned and unmanned platforms have to be developed for sea control, and there is promise in emerging programs like the Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2019
Accession Number
AD1077940

Entities

People

  • John M. Leeds

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Antisubmarine Aircraft
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Naval Aviation
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Patrol Aircraft
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy