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	NAVAL FIREPOWER COMES OF AGE The nature of naval firepower has changed drastically in the last decade. JDW examines the changes and looks at present and future developments

OVERVIEW: Naval firepower comes of age
The nature of naval firepower has changed drastically in the last decade. JDW examines the changes and looks at present and future developments
November 08, 2002

NAVAL FIREPOWER - GUNS: A bigger bang for the buck
The USN's NFS requirement has become the standard: to strike targets at distances of 27nm-65nm. The definition is easy. The difficulty is achieving these ranges in the most economical way.
November 08, 2002

NAVAL FIREPOWER MISSILES: Land attack
The abiding image of the new era of precision warfare is the Raytheon Tomahawk missile racing above a Baghdad street then turning towards its target. The USN has used hundreds of Tomahawks in places including Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, Sudan and Yugoslavia to two effects: it has seriously depeleted the missile inventory, but at the same time, encouraged other navies, including those in the Third World, to acquire a similar capability.
November 08, 2002

NAVAL FIREPOWER C2: Command and control
Missile systems require command and control (C2) support. For a Tomahawk this includes a land-based planning headquarters and a theatre-based planning system, usually...
November 08, 2002

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