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Navy/USMC

Fleet Forces Command Chief Envisions Distributed Lethality As Fleet, Not Force, Concept

Pat Host

Friday, June 24th, 2016

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Fleet Forces Command Chief Envisions Distributed Lethality As Fleet, Not Force, Concept

Artist's conception of the Hobart Air Warfare destroyer. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The Navy is thinking about distributed lethality as a fleet concept, as opposed to simply a surface force concept, according to the head of the service’s Fleet Forces Command.Adm. Philip Davidson said Friday distributed lethality, in addition to integrated fire control networks and maneuverability, are concepts the Navy is starting to rally around in fleet design. Davidson said when the Navy war games a fleet that has more lethal force that is also more widely distributed, its commanders are much…

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