The Navy has a relatively large number of surface combatants capable of conducting a wide range of missions in a high-intensity conflict. However, the Navy lacks adequate capabilities to operate effectively in the littorals, in particular in enclosed and semi-enclosed seas (popularly called narrow seas).A force of the new Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), when they enter service in the next decade, will not significantly increase the Navys capabilities in conducting littoral warfare. This bad situation can be changed by building or acquiring a force composed of multipurpose corvettes and missile combat craft


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    Title :

    Think Small: Adding Small Combatant Ships Would Beef Up the Navys Capabilities


    Contributors:
    M. Vego (author)

    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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