Weaponry, Naval
Weaponry, Naval.The history of U.S. naval weaponry embraces not just the weapons themselves and the sensors that point them to their targets. It also includes the so‐called platforms—the ships, aircraft, and even unmanned aerial vehicles—that carry the weapons and sensors into battle.
The navy's record of dealing with new weaponry and platform technology is not uniformly bright. There have been periods of hidebound conservatism and willful refusal to understand new developments. But more often the U.S. Navy has sought out technological opportunity and exploited it with vigor, showing itself capable of striking innovations from the early years of American independence to the dawn of the information revolution.
The Fledgling Navy.
When the Revolutionary War began, naval armaments had remained essentially unchanged for over a century. Wooden sailing warships mounted...[The entire page is 3208 words long]
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