Replacing the Sub Fleet

In the next few years America will significantly cut its submarine force. All ready the repercussions have begun, not from our enemies abroad, but here at home. Fearful of losing jobs in the Military Industrial complex, Congressmen and citizens, and some veterans are lining up to decry this supposed loss in America's defense capabilities. If we lose our submarines, they say, so important in winning the Cold War, and also this present War on Terror, how will we defend ourselves? Luckily more far-seeing minds in the Pentagon are producing New weapons which can deal with future threats, without bankrupting our military budget. These are new Unmanned Underwater vehicles (UUVs), which are advanced enough now to do many of the missions our submariners are now forced to do in harms way. The new littoral environment is no place for the giant and noisy super-subs of the Cold War, but are the ideal domain for tiny and silent UUVs. In the future more advanced craft will slink into enemy harbors and perform surveillance, locate mines, and even perform combat missions. Read this article from SeaPower magazine.