In the Impact Zone

... Warfare Rear Admiral Peter Fanta – pointed to the old problems and suggested ways of tackling them, solutions that had repeatedly been proposed by various experts. The main thrust of the article was to increase the number of vessels armed with anti-ship missiles and the use of loose combat formations. U.S. Navy photo Arleigh Burke-class destroyers The admirals explained that a new concept was needed as an answer to the degradation of the offensive capabilities of surface forces because “potential enemies” were developing anti-access systems (A2/AD). Beefing up the offensive potential was to provide an asymmetric response to this challenge and put the U.S. Navy in the lead again. The article proposes ...