DoD Buzz | QDR Likely Kills Two Carriers, EFV
do you guys think this would really happen or is it just another turn on the rumor mill?
do you guys think this would really happen or is it just another turn on the rumor mill?
DOD Buzz: QDR likely Kills Two Carriers
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I'm hoping this is just a rumor.
AegisFC, posted a good article, ad I hope he is right.
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You know this is one thing I hate about the internet, people sometimes post B.S. articles that are fake to get people wild up. So readers like me who are foolish enough to believe it at first worry over nothing.
I don't mind being proven wrong with things like this.
Good thing this is just a rumor that was made up by some guy over the internet.
I don't mind being proven wrong with things like this.
Good thing this is just a rumor that was made up by some guy over the internet.
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Are you saying is a bunch of B.S. as well? I hope it is because cutting the F-35 and the Navy fleet is the dumbest idea in the history of dumb ideas.
A lot of blogs are using rumors to make political discusions about every new weapon in the USA.I can be wrong but smell like BS.With respect to the F-35 I can give you a couple of news showing the streng of the program
Lockheed says F-35 fighter excels in test flights | Reuters
Lexington Institute
Lockheed says F-35 fighter excels in test flights | Reuters
Lexington Institute
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Yeah I also read an article about putting more money into the F-35 nut cutting back.
As for the navy it still stands at 11 carriers so getting rid of 2 would be insane and political suicide.
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I heard thats not until 2040 though.
The last I heard, from InsideDefense.com, which I pay for! They plan to do a one-for-one till 2040. When the next AC enters service in 2015, they will retire the oldest AC. Also, the USN will keep 2 AC's on "stand by", in case a war breaks out. Since China has NO AC, it's not a very big deal.. The DoD can always churn out a Carrier every 4 years, instead of the current 5.I heard thats not until 2040 though.
By the way, did you guys know in the '10 budget, the USN is getting 10 ships? That is the highest in decades!
Decommissioned CV/CVN's (and now only CVN's) have always gone on the reserve resgister.
they tend to sit there for 4-5 years before someone makes a decision about whether they become part of a SINKEX or HULKEX
Its actually cheaper to keep them bagged because if they SINKEX or HULKEX they have to spend approx another $6-10m making them compliant.
Navy keeps carriers in draft QDR - Navy News, news from Iraq - Navy Times
More on the link but this is about what most people expected the QDR to recommend.
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interesting enough, i counted the number of ships and it is well below the 313 level touted by navy leadership. Does this mean that they plan to scrap the 313 plan; that would be interesting since just 2 weeks ago navy leadership was still making a big fuss about it