tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post6535836139938615733..comments2024-03-28T07:56:09.239-07:00Comments on Navy Matters: Shiny New Aircraft or Dirty Old Mines?ComNavOpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-63478946466645485232014-09-15T10:33:28.061-07:002014-09-15T10:33:28.061-07:00What you don't like the DDG-1000 Gun?
A rou...What you don't like the DDG-1000 Gun? <br /><br />A round that has a Time of Flight of 7 minutes is perfect for support of troops moving inland off the bearc, or pushing out from a captured port. <br /><br />Nothing moves much distance in 7 minutes does it?<br /><br />And what's not to love about the expense of each shell? At 600 rounds in the magazine times 2 that is a nice profit for a Defense Company. How many shells did we launch at Omaha Beach? Divide by 10 and you still need ALOT of DDG-1000 Magazines worth.<br /><br />Buy Defense Stocks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-69280020073431755622014-09-15T08:55:19.174-07:002014-09-15T08:55:19.174-07:00Don't forget about they total lack of progress...Don't forget about they total lack of progress replacing the battleships for Surface fire support!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-11846715458446563282014-09-15T06:35:31.101-07:002014-09-15T06:35:31.101-07:00You make a good point about where are the new conc...You make a good point about where are the new concepts for MCM and ASW. I don;t think there are any and so the money flow people hype what is at least on the drawing board.<br /><br />You can get 10s of Billions for promising a new fighter that has lasers and remote targeting, even if they haven't been proven or realistically tested yet. The problem with the MCM and ASW folks is that they haven;t created any gee wiz powerpoint presentations that promise the impossible.<br /><br />BTW whatever happened to the laser wavelengths that could look deep into the water and find subs?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-24919853939743310352014-09-14T20:03:27.420-07:002014-09-14T20:03:27.420-07:00I don't that that it's as much an airdale/...I don't that that it's as much an airdale/surface fight as it is a preoccupation with overspending on gold plated state of the art hardware in both places. We need a lot of "good enough" stuff. One big lesson from the Falklands is that you can do just fine without cutting edge state of the art hardware if your training and morale are good enough. We have missions where we need every bit of that state of the art technology. We also have missions where we don't. An Arleigh Burke on pirate patrol in the IO is a waste of an expensive asset not well suited for the purpose. We need some platforms that can provide multi-mission capability in a multi-threat environment. But there are plenty of spots for a unit that can perform a single mission in a reduced threat environment. Stop building everything gold plated and there would be money around for numbers--and for cost-effective platforms like mine warfare units. After 2 years active and 4 years reserve in the mine force, it is clear that is one area we have neglected, and when we have neglected it in the past it has been at our peril.CDR Chipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-82714829050752877232014-09-14T04:26:59.965-07:002014-09-14T04:26:59.965-07:00TA, please don't misunderstand the post. I...TA, please don't misunderstand the post. I'm not at all suggesting that the F/A-XX is a barrier to MCM or ASW developments. Not at all! The lack of attention paid to MCM and ASW is purely a voluntary decision on the part of the Navy. That's my suggestion and my criticism. The Navy is knowingly no putting a sufficient emphasis on MCM and ASW.<br /><br />Just as an aside, NavSea does not design ships and does relatively little research. Those functions have been turned over to industry, for better or worse, generally worse.<br /><br />You've inspired me to do a post on combat MCM!ComNavOpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-62362380961248741022014-09-13T21:31:15.836-07:002014-09-13T21:31:15.836-07:00CNO,
Fair point, but NAVSEAs annual budget is abo...CNO,<br /><br />Fair point, but NAVSEAs annual budget is about $30 billion - 1/4 of the Navy's budget - that's $8 billion more than NAVAIR. NAVSEA is responsible for researching, designing, and procuring an MCM replacement. NAVAIR is responsible for researching, designing and procuring a Super Hornet replacement (FA-XX) for 2030s IOC. So NAVAIR is doing its job, NAVSEA... <br /><br />Airplanes may be "shiny" but Navy budget priorities are with ships and submarines. <br /><br />Slightly off topic, but the best MCM in the world is still slow and unable to defend itself against a high end enemy. They would be as vulnerable as the peacetime vessels you've referred to in other posts without AEGIS, air, and SSN support. How will we employ these vessels?<br /><br />Bottom line, you are correct that the Navy needs to develop a credible anti-mine capability - I just don't think a 15 year away FA-XX concept is really the barrier to that goal.Trons Awayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047296879125469643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-41499477535651005182014-09-13T09:13:18.759-07:002014-09-13T09:13:18.759-07:00TrT, I'm not sure what your point is as relate...TrT, I'm not sure what your point is as related to the post? Try again?ComNavOpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-89760657603563446392014-09-13T08:25:37.243-07:002014-09-13T08:25:37.243-07:00One of the advantages of nuclear powered subs is t...One of the advantages of nuclear powered subs is that they rarely slow down. <br />There is little to no practical cost difference in sending one to sea and sitting one in port.<br /><br />So, they don't get ported unless they need repair<br /><br />I thinkTrThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316335177828136131noreply@blogger.com