. "3 Naval Air Platform Technology." Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035 Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 6: Platforms. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1997.
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Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000–2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force, Volume 6 Platforms
BOX 3.1
Naval Aviation of the Future
Moving toward a more vertical force—STOVL, VTOL, and STOL
Subsonic aerial trucks as new, utilitarian naval air platforms
Very long-endurance, long-range UAVs a principal naval forces asset
High-quality surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting information in real time
Capability for offload of support aircraft from carriers
More flexible carrier deck loading
CVs as all-fighter or attack warfighters, or as
Littoral warfare support ships with few or no VF or VA
Broad range of viable aircraft carrier sizes and configurations
Large CV to small CV with same aircraft types embarked
Hybrid, multimission aviation ship (CV-LHD) as littoral warfare platform
More cost-efficient force as a result of the following:
Lower aircraft acquisition and life-cycle costs
Greater aircraft deck loads per ship ton than today
Increased CV sortie generation rates
Efficiency of all-strike “arsenal” aircraft carrier
Reduced manning due to more reliable systems, introduction of UAVs
Lower training costs because of unmanning, less CV landing training for “vertical” air wing
New air platform decisions necessary only as enabling technologies are proven
