Make Smoke!
By Commander Scott Tait, U.S. Navy
Borrowing a tool from the Army, the Navy could revive a long-dormant tactic to defend against the threat of today’s high-tech antiship missiles.
Two characteristics seem certain to define the military environment for the immediate future: rapid, radical technological change, and increased budget pressure on service accounts. There is a temptation to think that our acquisition community, along with R&D and industry, must take the lead in these technology-based competitions; that the Fleet must wait for Office of the Chief of Naval Operations to buy solutions to our problems. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth—or less aligned with our history.
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Commander Tait assumed command of USS Mustin (DDG-89) in January 2011 after duty on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. At sea he has served in a frigate, a destroyer and two cruisers. He was commissioned through the University of Michigan NROTC and holds advanced degrees from Stanford University and the Naval War College.
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