In the Navy: 1 Leviathan, rest SysAdmin

POST: Not, Decidedly, a 20th Century Arms Race

Good blog post by Wiggins on rising small-ship, littoral capacity development in Asia.

Like my PNM story on the Indian Fleet Review, any serious survey of global naval developments comes to the same conclusion: no one is building a Leviathan) blue-water navy and everyone (including us, in secondary sense) is building a SysAdmin-style close-in littoral capacity.

Our ability to steer and influence this trend is huge (we stay hub, they work spokes), if we pursue mil-mil training as much as we can.

Comments

[Paul Cajka]

Amphibs are the new capital ships for reducing the Gap. They're cost effective in comparison to other blue water ships. Amphibous ships serve as a visible, on the horizon presence. They combine presence with a embarked capability that supports the SysAdmin mission.