Posted on 02/05/2010 9:11:43 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The U.S. Navy and Air Force are beginning to work out the details of a joint battle concept given high priority in the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).
“We felt the two services ought to get together and pool our capabilities against anti-access threats across a range of operations,” Rear Adm. William Burke, director of the Naval Integration Group for the QDR, told reporters Feb. 4 at the Pentagon. “We want to see if we can do things better, more efficiently and effectively.”
Burke noted the two services have a range of complementary capabilities worth expanding. Synergy is “probably the best word to capture what we’re looking for,” he said. “As for specifics, it’s too early to say.” He did, however, provide examples of a joint battle concept, including long-range strike (LRS). The QDR lists the expansion of LRS capabilities as a top priority that will shape Fiscal 2012-2017 programming.
Although the Air Force and Navy define “anti-access threats” differently, Burke said there is some overlap. “There are a number of different accesses we’re looking for,” he said. He listed political and littoral as examples of access points that could be restricted. “We bring different perspectives and capabilities to” the anti-access concept.
One way to fight anti-access threats is the planned Navy Unmanned Combat Air System (N-UCAS), Burke said, which will “allow us to have more range from our aircraft carriers. That gives us either the ability to operate from farther away or have more staying power once you’re there.”
Northrop Grumman is now developing the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) for the U.S. Navy (Aerospace DAILY, May 7, 2009).
He cited other options to meet the threat such as the new cruise missile, mine warfare and ballistic missile defense.
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they ought to create a purple force and cut the over head ..
About time all I can say.
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