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Navy/USMC

Navy Needs To Invest In ISR, Maintain ASW Advantages, CNO Says

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Thursday, March 27th, 2008

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The Navy needs to expand its investments in the "kill chain" to include more focus on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance as well as command and control, according to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). Additionally, the service needs to maintain its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities through acquiring advanced systems as well as maintaining the skills necessary to detect submarines. "As I've looked at Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) and as I've looked at ASW, most of our investments are really stuck…

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