The platforms discussed have been the favorite whipping boys of critics since the day they were proposed. A lot of the criticisms can be attributed to the normal problems encountered in the life-cycle of any hi-tech system. Others arise from a misunderstanding or failure to grasp the manner how these systems will actually be employed.
Here's an interesting article that illustrates how the USN and USMC will operate three of the most controversial systems in recent memory, the F-35B, the V-22 Osprey and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
The bottom line is no platform fights alone.
The Littoral Combat Ship and the Newly Enabled ARG | SLDInfo
The Littoral Combat Ship and the Newly Enabled ARG
A New Capability for the USN-USMC Team
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake
07/12/2011 - The USN is buying the LCS but its Con-Ops remain to be developed. No platform fights alone, and this asset is best understood in terms of the synergy which can be brought to it by how it is connected to other combat systems. The clear partner is the newly configured Amphibious Ready Group or the ARG, built around the F-35B.
These two forces – the LCS and the newly configured ARG – can be conjoined and forged into an enlarged littoral combat capability. But without the newly configured ARG, and the core asset, the F-35B, such potential is undercut.
Here's an interesting article that illustrates how the USN and USMC will operate three of the most controversial systems in recent memory, the F-35B, the V-22 Osprey and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
The bottom line is no platform fights alone.
The Littoral Combat Ship and the Newly Enabled ARG | SLDInfo
The Littoral Combat Ship and the Newly Enabled ARG
A New Capability for the USN-USMC Team
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake
07/12/2011 - The USN is buying the LCS but its Con-Ops remain to be developed. No platform fights alone, and this asset is best understood in terms of the synergy which can be brought to it by how it is connected to other combat systems. The clear partner is the newly configured Amphibious Ready Group or the ARG, built around the F-35B.
These two forces – the LCS and the newly configured ARG – can be conjoined and forged into an enlarged littoral combat capability. But without the newly configured ARG, and the core asset, the F-35B, such potential is undercut.