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CNAS proposes to cancel Ford-class carriers, spend more on laser weapons

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Jerry Hendrix, Paul Scharre and Elbridge Colby at the Center for New American Security have came up with a new proposal to help the Pentagon deal with future threats.

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The future of the U.S. Navy

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161017-N-VT045-001 CHESAPEAKE BAY, Md. (Oct. 17, 2016) Aircraft CF-02, an F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant attached to the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 completes a flyover of the guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000). (U.S. Navy photo by Andy Wolfe/Released)
161017-N-VT045-001
CHESAPEAKE BAY, Md. (Oct. 17, 2016) Aircraft CF-02, an F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant attached to the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 completes a flyover of the guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG
1000). (U.S. Navy photo by Andy Wolfe/Released)