Navy Of 2030 Could Bring Sci-Fi To Reality

In the next decades, the Navy will work to develop lasers that can defend ships and battle groups. OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH ILLUSTRATION

From Navy Times:

In the year 2030, sailors may be using laser-based weaponry, flying fighter jets overseas from a computer console in Virginia and spending as much time protecting satellites in space as they will spend guarding strike groups at sea.

Once a far-flung date considered solely by science-fiction writers, the year 2030 is now a potential retirement date for many of the Navy’s youngest sailors. So the Navy’s changes between now and then will affect sailors’ jobs, missions and careers.

What will the Navy look like in 20 years?

What new technologies will emerge?

Who will be the primary enemy?

And how will tomorrow’s sailors — and Navy culture — change?

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My Comment: Smaller, faster, more deadlier ... that pretty well sums it all up.