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Almost certainly the missile would be shot down by the carrier's on-board defenses. And that amid this confusion, an anti-ship missile would be fired at an aircraft carrier.

The nightmare scenario was that a group of small boats would swarm a ship like killer bees. What terrified admirals was not that a lone fanatic might repeat the Oct. For the navies of the world, the explosion delivered a powerful message: Modern warships are as vulnerable to suicide bomber attacks as tourists on crowded buses in Israel. Aden, Yemen, was, after all, supposed to be a friendly port of call. The next moment, the crew of the USS Cole was struggling to keep the missile cruiser afloat.įor the family and friends of the 17 sailors who died, it was a tragedy beyond imagination. One moment, a perfectly routine refueling operation was under way. But that would be the beginning of a program filled with cost overruns and failed promises-and some of those headaches still exist today. Three proposals gave a good look at what this new ship would look like, and the Pentagon would eventually select both Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics to build four ships total. Born from the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, the new Littoral Combat Ship was designed to combat international terrorists. In the November 2003 issue, Popular Mechanics got a look at a new breed of warship.

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