Is the Age of the Submarine Over?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Underwater warfare is changing but its not going away and neither are submarines. But it could be said the construction and use of manned submarines as a primary delivery system is being reconsidered.

Also , its well known NOAA and police use LIDAR but nothing on how the military is using it for the detection of underwater objects. Inquiring minds want to know

Agreed, the manned part of warfare is being radically altered. There will always be a need for the PBI, but all of their support equipment is becoming automated, and they themselves will have advancements, be it genetic or bio-mechanical, in the not so far future. Exo-skeletons are pretty much beginning to arrive now, which means they'll probably find a way to make the PBI carry even more crap on their back.
Slowly the human is being taken out of warfare...and if I'm honest...I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or not.