Navy of 2030 could bring sci-fi to reality

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/01/navy_2030_010110w/

In the year 2030, sailors may be using laser-based weaponry, flying fighter jets overseas from a computer console in Virginia and spending as much time protecting satellites in space as they will spend guarding strike groups at sea.

Once a far-flung date considered solely by science-fiction writers, the year 2030 is now a potential retirement date for many of the Navy's youngest sailors. So the Navy's changes between now and then will affect sailors' jobs, missions and careers.