In the Impact Zone

... naval surface forces sought to protect themselves from spending cuts, which became the stark reality after the end of the Cold War. To this end, the U.S. Navy had to adapt itself to the challenges of the new times. One of the key tasks of the naval surface forces remained the protection of aircraft carriers, the Navy’s main attack force, from aerial threats. Ensuring theatre missile defence was an additional task [1]. The military and political leadership considered missile defence of the territory and the surface forces of the United States and its allies ...