How might tiltrotor aircraft fit into future naval anti-submarine warfare?
Short answerThey may work as command and weapon-carrying platforms teamed with persistent uncrewed sensors rather than replacing every helicopter function directly.
NotesOne aircraft does not need to carry every part of the anti-submarine warfare system. Tiltrotors still face questions about hover performance, noise, and rotor wash in the sensing role. Persistent uncrewed aircraft could maintain dipping-sonar contact instead. A larger crewed platform would then coordinate the search, deploy sonobuoys, carry torpedoes, and return to reload.