The Diplomat: U.S. Bomber Plan Questioned

"The U.S. military’s plan to defeat Chinese air defenses could be doomed by budget cuts, just a year after it was conceived.

The so-called AirSea Battle concept, developed by U.S. Navy and Air Force planners starting last year, anticipates Air Force bombers and Navy submarines working together to “roll back” the radars and Surface-to-Air Missiles of coastal powers such as China and Iran.

The scheme was successfully tested during the opening hours of U.S.-led operations over Libya in March. The guided-missile submarine USS Florida launched Tomahawk cruise missiles at Libyan radars and SAMs, while three B-2 bombers flew more than 6,000 miles from their base in the central US state of Missouri to drop satellite-guided bombs at some of the same targets.

The result was a sharp degradation of Libya’s ability to defend its airspace against U.S. and NATO attackers."
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