Sunday, September 4, 2016

These Are The 5 Greatest Threats That The U.S. Navy Faces

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2014 ) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) leads a formation of ships from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 during a maneuvering exercise. Theodore Roosevelt participated in the exercise with the Peruvian submarine BAP Islay (SS 35), the guided-missile destroyers USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), USS Farragut (DDG 99) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Theodore Roosevelt is underway preparing for future deployments.

Kyle Mizokami, National Interest: 5 Greatest Threats the U.S. Navy Faces Today

Will these technologies sink America's dominance?


The U.S. Navy is a victim of America’s success. Thanks to America’s global network of interests and alliances, the Navy’s area of responsibility is for all intents and purposes the entire planet, with very few bodies of water off limits. From the Black Sea to the Yellow Sea, the Navy is expected to show the flag—or fight—around the world.

Such a vast area of responsibility also means that the U.S. Navy has to be able to prevail against an equally vast array of threats. From the low-tech speedboats and mines of the Iranian Navy to the high-tech antiship ballistic missiles of the People’s Republic of China, the Navy must be prepared to deal with them all. Here’s a roundup of five of the greatest threats.

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WNU Editor: Supersonic antiship missiles will probably be the biggest threat, but China's antiship ballistic missiles is a threat that if it works (as expected), it will succeed in making certain regions a no-go zone for major U.S. Navy ships.

6 comments:

RussInSoCal said...

Actually the greatest threat our (US) military faces is our own corrupt, incompetent leadership.

Unknown said...

Political correctness is the biggest threat to all services..

Unknown said...

Actually the greatest threat our (US) military faces is our own corrupt, incompetent leadership.

The Qing dynasty had admirals using flour instead of gunpowder. They lost to the Japanese in 1895.

fazman said...

Lol wtf, please elaborate

fazman said...

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/how-the-us-navy-would-destroy-chinese-aircraft-carrier-16400?page=3

Jac said...

Yes, of course. But the first thing US Navy will do is to suppress radars. Without that you cannot launch any kind of device because you have to see first before doing anything. Submarines would be the best weapon for doing this job.