Future PLAN naval and carrier operations

caohailiang

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not sure if this is the right thread but...I noticed below comment from Andrew in another thread
And how is this relevant to the fact that the US Navy is only buying 200 LRASMs over the next 5 years?
Surely if the LRASM was that amazing, they would be buying more?
then I looked it up, beside USN, USAAF is also planning to purchase ~300 LRASM. All in all this adds up to some 600 hundred LRASM in the next few years.
If there is a contingency in west pacific in very near term, is there an effective anti-ship weapon in USN arsenal with enough quantity against PLAN ships?
I personally don't think harpoon or anti-ship tomahawk has a chance to penetrate the a2ad bubble and inflict enough damage against well protected amphibious ships shuttling in Taiwan strait, nor i think a mere 600 hundred LRASM can make much difference for that matter.
 

foxmulder

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Recent ME wars and the utilization/success of UAVs makes me think future carrier operations has to revolve around UAVs. Instead of >$100M stealth human fighters, a carrier can carry 2X the number smaller/cheaper and (eventually) more capable UAVs. Human carrying fighters will be the very last option in almost any scenarios.
 
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