In the Impact Zone

... surface ships and submarines – took a back seat. The United States’ potential in this area began to grow weaker. It is indicative that, since the late 1990s, Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, and new surface vessels in general, ceased to carry anti-ship missiles (ASMs). Controlling enemy surface ships was now the task of submarines and maritime aviation. Another example is the programme of building Littoral Combat Ships (LSCs), which were to be the Navy’s main light surface ships. They ...