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Consequently when, not if, a hypersonic-Cruise Missile is battle ready the Air/Sea Bat-
tle staff will have to figure out both offensive and defensive con-ops. In sufficient num-
bers a hypersonic Cruise Missile can be a war-tipping asset. Employed by US and Allied
forces the capability will greatly enable a deadly combat punch. If it is in the hands of
an enemy a hypersonic Cruise Missile is a ship killer.

Since defeating a hyper-sonic cruise missile is the hardest problem focusing on that will
have the added benefit of addressing less capable weapons-such as the new PLAAF 5th
Gen J-20.

US and allied forces will have the perfect aircraft in the F-35 to play both offensive and
defense when hypersonic Cruise Missiles become a combat reality. The C4ISR-D “Z-
axis” in the cockpit can lead the way in developing a Pacific “honeycomb” ISR Grid to
handle the hyper-sonic Cruise Missile threat and also go on the offensive since Chinese
President Hu Jintao has just put the PLAN on combat alert.

Everything will take time to develop and if PRC goes to war at Sea today they will lose.
However, time is precious for US and Allies to get the technology for a 21st Century
Air/Sea Battle right.

If the F-35 did not exist with it’s revolutionary “Z-axis” 360 umbrella —it would have
to be invented to take on directing all current and future weapons, such as ship-board
lasers for example against the possibility of PLA hypersonic ship killing cruise missiles
and other threats.

Northern Edge validated that the US has developed a flying combat system that is
world class and unique—a Fighter/Attack aircraft with EW/”tron” warfare capability
with both AA and AG kinetic weapons in the bay.

American visionary commanders and operators given enough F-35s will have the be-
ginning of a real honeycomb defense. F-35 cockpit enabled sensors linked with other
combat systems networked because no platform will fight alone and employing the
Wynne Doctrine-“If you are in a fair fight someone failed in planning,” – it s formula for
combat success.

Second Line of Defense December 2014

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