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Army Boosting Laser Weapons Power Tenfold
“I don’t think 100 kW would be enough to zap cruise missiles out of the sky, (but) 100 kW — and even lower — may be sufficient to blind/degrade some weapon sensors,” causing them to miss, said directed energy expert Mark Gunzinger, of the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments.
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The US Navy Works Directed Energy Weapons
“We need to push technology forward” and do it faster than historic advances in fielding new weapons capabilities, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William Moran said at the Directed Energy Summit, cohosted by Booz Allen Hamilton and the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment
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Militarization as a Challenge to the International Order
Toshi Yoshihara, a leading U.S. expert on Chinese maritime strategy and a senior fellow at U.S. policy think-tank Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, was interviewed by Sankei News. Mr. Yoshihara pointed out that China’s unilateral assertion of territorial rights in the South China Sea, and its militarization by China, pose “a challenge to the international liberal order spearheaded by the U.S.” At the same time, he stressed the importance of strengthening U.S. cooperation with its allies, including Japan, as well as “front-line states” bordering the South China Sea, e.g., the Philippines and Vietnam.
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US Navy Solicits Industry Solutions for a More Capable Frigate
Beyond their smaller crew capacity, the problem with the existing LCS hulls is that it is unclear whether they are large enough to effectively accommodate these additional weapons systems. This is why the analysts behind one of the most talked-about proposals for the Navy’s future fleet design from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments advocated a frigate of 4000-5000 tons, significantly larger than the 3000 ton LCSs.
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Danes Tout $340M Stanflex Frigate for US Navy – But What’s Real Cost?
Bryan Clark was unconvinced. “The Iver Huitfeldt uses mostly commercial components that may not be rated for the run time” — the sheer wear and tear of long deployments — “and potential effects of (battle) damage that US ships are expected to experience,” he told me.
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House Bill’s Defense Fund Faces Tough Odds in Senate
The fund "reflects an unusual willingness by Congress to give up some of their oversight prerogatives in favor of giving DOD more funding now," said Katherine Blakeley of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.