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Systems Adict replied to the thread US Navy News and updates.Unfortunately, the US is OBSESSED with AEGIS, as the Industrial Military Complex say it's the best thing since sliced bread ! Embedded... -
Sswerve replied to the thread Royal New Zealand Air Force.Japan's exported some secondhand landing craft, used US-made King Air trainers modified for maritime patrol, & new lightly-armed...
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John Fedup replied to the thread USAF News and Discussion.C-5Ms must fly until 2045 which is when NGAL should reach FOC. C-17s will fly out to 2075. This will be an expensive maintenance... -
I actually think Virginia is the exemplar - the USN curtailed the Seawolf class as it was hugely expensive and have replaced it with...
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SStobieWan replied to the thread US Navy News and updates.I actually think Virginia is the exemplar - the USN curtailed the Seawolf class as it was hugely expensive and have replaced it with...
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SStobieWan replied to the thread US Navy News and updates.That's *exactly* what I was thinking - this is just the start of an enormous cluster-flop of another program where no-one can point to...
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So, looking into the cancellation announcement, the intention is to pivot away from complex and over engineered ships to simple... -
Not really surprising. They either picked the wrong ship, or couldn't resist specifications creep. The whole thing has certainly been...
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At this point, USN ship procurement is starting to resemble the output from a thought exercise along the lines of "You have been...
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The funny thing is the this was the result of a internal audit and lesions learned or supposed to be anyways. Was actually supposed to...
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The purchase price would also probably be higher. It also needs to be remembered that Japan has not exported military equipment before...
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John Fedup replied to the thread US Navy News and updates.You could make a case the Ford class is an economic failure but given all the new technologies it introduces, time will tell so...
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John Fedup replied to the thread General Naval News.Here's TWZ link discussing the A26 choice. As the A26 has been optimised for Baltic operation, it is a decent choice. Sweden's A26...
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Ananda replied to the thread The Indonesian Army.Few days ago, Keris FB put this slide that they say coming from TNI-AD Field Artilery command session. The slide shown what's already in... -
