AirSea Battle Concept Is Focused On China

By Bill Sweetman, Richard D. Fisher, Jr. .
Washington, Washington .

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it has the “potential to do for America’s military deterrent power . . . what AirLand Battle did” in the 20th century.

The chief of naval operations sees it as paradigm-shifting. “I don’t want to be over the top,” Navy Adm. Gary Roughhead said at an Aviation Week conference in February, “but it’s pretty ground-breaking.” ...

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