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DoD DE Strategy Alignment
Air and Missile Defense: The Naval Service will continue to
invest in next-generation aircraft; defensive missile systems;
advanced sensors, such as the Marine Ground/Air Task-
Oriented Radar; the Navy Air and Missile Defense Radar; and
emerging technologies, such as directed energy weapons
that free-up magazine capacity for additional offensive
weapons.
Tri-Service Maritime Strategy – Dec 2020
Capabilities Objective: A Navy capable of projecting
synchronized lethal and non-lethal effects across all
domains. We will deploy the Naval Operational
Architecture by the middle of this decade; an array of
counter-C5ISRT capabilities; weapons of increasing
range and speed; and a directed-energy system
capable of defeating anti-ship cruise missiles.
CNO Navigation Plan - Jan 2021