Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has published a new study on Feb. 28 that calls for the U.S. Navy to move away from a “presence” force structure to a two prong approach that relies on “deterrent forces” and a “maneuver force.”
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Ryan O’Connor [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The “maneuver force” should consists of two aircraft carrier strike groups combined into a single force. This force should have two V(U)AE squadrons assigned with 12 long-range stealthy strike bombers. CSBA also advocates having a new stealthy air defense fighter to protect this force.