Well, sure. But think about just how vulnerable naval assets are these days. Look at the limitations imposed on Russia's Black Sea fleet due to Ukraine possessing some missiles. Think about China's "carrier killer missiles" that, while admittedly are untested, still pose a threat to the US and forces them to change their strategies. Think also of just how expensive navies are and the logistics that involve their daily operations, how slow they are, etc.

What I'm trying to convey is that there may be technologies in the future that provide better opportunities for the protection of shipping then what navies can provide. We already have satellite strike weapons, it isn't to far fetched of an idea of those becoming more prevalent. Missile tech will continue to advance, as will drone technology.

This is all speculative of course. But navies will always be bound to certain speeds due to physics. Eventually I believe that they will become outdated. I could be wrong. We'll see.

Yup, lol. Man, that's embaressing.

Thanks for pointing that out.

I never claimed that NGAD was space force. I was expressing the idea that the results won't look like a typical fighter. Just because something sounds like a spacecraft doesn't mean that it actually is a spacecraft. In other words, I was exaggerating.

Maybe I wasn't clear enough. If that's the case, then I apologize.

And no matter where we go, we'll screw up. It's just human nature, as far as conflict goes. If you're discussing environmental concerns, there won't really be much to screw up elsewhere. We can happily mine Luna and Mars without a second thought. Offworld and space mining will likely be a boon if the economics ever make sense to do so.

I forgot about submarines, and yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if they continue to operate after surface combat ships are retired. If that ever occurs. In regards to hypersonic missiles though, I'd like to point out that a faster missile has a harder time correcting it's course if it's aiming at a moving target. This is a major consideration if a ship is fast enough. If hypersonic missiles become prevalent enough I can see navies turning to faster, smaller platforms. This is especially the case if navies fully utilize small unmanned ariel platforms and severely limit their manned counterparts. A Ford class carrier will be unnecessary at that point in terms of scale.

Sometimes it won’t want to respond at all. Gotta show it who’s in charge.