Navy-Air Force AirSea Battle Concept — Peering into the Future

Whether it is the intelligence community, the military, industry, or just individuals attempting to get some notion of what the future holds, extrapolating current trends to determine likely outcomes in years “downstream” is both a science and an art and one that is absolutely essential to stay one step ahead of any current – or future – adversaries. This is the work of military and intelligence analysts and is more essential today than ever before.
One such concept, the Navy-Air Force AirSea Battle Concept (ASBC), emerged well “under the radar,” in a small study by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA). Released without fanfare by an American think tank, it was “merely” one of hundreds of such studies that emerge every year. However, we found it prescient in looking towards the future of conflict for the U.S. Armed Forces.
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