THE scenario is chilling: An enormous US aircraft carrier — despite being at the centre of its protective fleet — being relentlessly pounded by missile after missile.
It’s an economy of scale.
The newest US Navy supercarrier — the USS Ford — costs $18 billion to build.
A missile costs maybe more than a million a piece. So throwing a few hundred of them at an aircraft carrier — or any other warship, for that matter — is an economically viable option.
And in a world where missiles are getting ever faster and smarter, that threat is very real.
But an unsung Australian invention is playing a role in countering this threat.
And it appears it has already proven successful.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/...s/news-story/d480dce114e3bbcb78325ae230ad2ace
It’s an economy of scale.
The newest US Navy supercarrier — the USS Ford — costs $18 billion to build.
A missile costs maybe more than a million a piece. So throwing a few hundred of them at an aircraft carrier — or any other warship, for that matter — is an economically viable option.
And in a world where missiles are getting ever faster and smarter, that threat is very real.
But an unsung Australian invention is playing a role in countering this threat.
And it appears it has already proven successful.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/...s/news-story/d480dce114e3bbcb78325ae230ad2ace
