PACOM chief eyes coastal defence artillery for South China Sea

摘要

The US military needs coastal defence weapons that can threaten adversaries' ships in the Pacific, according to Admiral Harry Harris, head of US Pacific Command (PACOM). "I believe that the army can do a lot in cross-domain fires," Adm Harris said during 15 November remarks. "I think the army should be in the business of sinking ships with land-based surface-to-ship missile systems," he said, noting that the US Marine Corps could have a similar role. He said PACOM would want that sort of capability in the Western Pacific so it could, if needed, threaten adversaries in the South China Sea, East China Sea, and elsewhere.