Mission and Weapon Drive Fleet Design

Authors

Jeff Vandenengel, U.S. Navy

Number

4

Abstract

Today, the U.S. Navy’s primary mission is changing from power projection to sea control, and as a result its primary weapon is changing from the aerial bomb to the missile. Those shifts in mission and weapon will inevitably drive the Navy to a new fleet design, one different from the carrier-centric model that has dominated since World War II.

Recommended Citation

Vandenengel, Jeff (2025) "Mission and Weapon Drive Fleet Design," Naval War College Review: Vol. 78: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol78/iss2/4