I read this yesterday linked from Drudge. It is frightening and the lack of aggressive action to address this by the Navy is disappointing and puzzling.
Aircraft carriers are awesome weapons but I have always questioned their ability to survive a massive attack by skimmer missiles. The high closing speed attributed to these skimmers makes it much more likely one would slip through.
"Aircraft carriers are awesome weapons but I have always questioned their ability to survive a massive attack by skimmer missiles."
I think its a bunch of hype designed to instill fear in us and inflate the egos of those abroad. Its probably also designed to sell these things regardless of whether they actually work.
Until they get within 10km they are going subsonic. Why can't they be detected and shot down before then?