The US has been experimenting with OTH since the 1980's, so they would know alot about that.
Also, since the 1980's, the US has been looking at Lasers to knock down missiles at distances.
What was the 1980's -- the Reagan Defense build up. Maybe we need to need to have a Manhattan type project for Lasers weapons that can take out incoming missiles of any kind.
Screw the treaties, full speed ahead...
Wiki says, "Several OTH radar systems were deployed starting in the 1950s and 60s as part of early warning radar systems, but these have generally been replaced by airborne early warning systems instead."
And satellites!
I dunno if Chicom would even use antiquated technology to find or target a carrier?
I'm kinda surprise Gizmondo's spider being used by chicom's psywar.
the laser defense is tried, tested and fully operational... I read an article several years ago, they mounted one of these lasers on an M1 chassis... mounted it where the turret was, it looked like a huge searchlight on a tank.. anyway, 25 miles away they lit off a 155mm howitzer.... this thing tracked the projectile and shot it down IN FLIGHT... not once but 3 times in a row..
remember when north korea lit off it’s new ballistic missile and it self destructed? They immediately lit off a bunch of smaller ones that mysteriously self destructed also?
My guess is that our aircraft mounted laser system shot them down...
the aircraft carrier is obsolete, but so is the ballistic missile....