Abstract
ABSTRACTA weapons system has been configured specifically to counter (or preempt) the long‐range standoff missile threat. Rationale for this system starts with a discussion of cost and weight, and shows why modern multi‐mission systems have become intolerably expensive. Questions are raised regarding the advantages and disadvantages of building future naval aviation forces solely around the Aircraft Carrier Battle Group. The application of a few small modern ships, forming a future Battle Force, holds promise for large economies. Likewise, some accepted views regarding CTOL (Conventional Take Off & Laundry) and V/STOL (Vertical Short Take Off & Launding) aircraft are revisted in terms of their relative costs. A weapons system is proposed which, at one‐fourth the weight of an Aircraft Carrier Battle Group, may be produced and operated for one‐third the cost.
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