December 17, 2015
...“LCS is not a key element in concepts to defeat anti-access threats such as those in China, Iran, or Russia,” said Bryan Clark, a former aide to the Chief of Naval Operations. “Even though it is intended to address mine warfare and submarines, it is intended to conduct these operations in relatively benign environments because it does not have significant defenses,” he said. “The Navy set itself up for this outcome to a degree by not fully addressing the lack of survivability in LCS, and by planning the new frigate to be essentially the same.”
As a result, Clark continued, “it is not seen as a big contributor to Offset” — the quest for new technologies and tactics to counter rapidly advancing adversaries like Russia and China. “When Bob Work talks about devoting money ($12-14 billion) to implementing the Third Offset Strategy, this is an example of how it will be paid for. “The 12 LCS cut will result in about $6 billion to shift to weapons and other systems such as SM-6 that are directly applicable to the Offset Strategy approach.”
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