So far, so good. The U.S. military has a long history of absorbing new technology, but struggles to adapt its organizational constructs for the best application of that technology. One of the areas Deputy Secretary Work discussed at the Air Force Association was the military’s lack of focus on electromagnetic warfare.
While the Pentagon will not confirm details of Mason’s engagement, the use of both missiles by the U.S. is, “very significant,” Bryan Clark, a naval analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and former aide to retired former-Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, told USNI News on Monday.
“This is a serious escalation,” said Mark Gunzinger, a former Air Force bomber pilot who is now a senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington.
Dr. Tom Mahnken, President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments joined Lieutenant General Joe Anderson, Major General William C. Hix, The Honorable Katharina G. McFarland, and Dr. Bradford Tousley, for a discussion of the changing character of war at the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2016 Annual Meeting.
The usual pro-EDCA argument contends that the Philippines cannot defend itself without it. Let’s take this apart.
The vision of the CSBA study on AirSea Battle (note: spelled without a hyphen or space) includes a wide discussion of strike and the targeting of bombardment ashore in order to exercise control.
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