The Advantage of a "Paperclip" Navy Re-imagining Naval Platform Capabilities

Abstract

The growth of ballistic missile capabilities has threatened the role of the traditional aircraft carrier and its airwing. In a future confrontation, current platforms will need to be re-evaluated and assume new and non-traditional roles to fill the gap traditionally held by the carrier strike group. Submarines will need a new and more offensive-minded doctrine as an integral part of Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). Amphibious platforms will perform new roles as surface platforms capable of dispersing air assets and bringing over the horizon strike capability to the fleet. Aircraft carriers will shed the traditional strike role and become a center for Command and Control (C2), Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR), and sustainment. Current platforms with integrated capabilities and innovative deployment can overcome the threat presented by long-range land-based missile defense.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 12, 2022
Accession Number
AD1174725

Entities

People

  • Nicholas Memering

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Attack Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Decks
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Security
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Platforms
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Submarines
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control