The article argues that the U.S. Navy must replace its long-standing assumption of undersea superiority with an integrated theater-wide approach to underwater warfare. Advances by adversary submarines increasingly challenge American advantages, making isolated platforms and service-specific solutions insufficient. The author emphasizes combining submarines, unmanned systems, sensors, networks, intelligence, and allied capabilities into a coordinated operational architecture. The central takeaway is that maintaining credible undersea deterrence will require faster adaptation, stronger integration, and sustained investment.
