tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post2453681732004799608..comments2024-03-28T07:56:09.239-07:00Comments on Navy Matters: Navy Announces Ford Class Flt IIComNavOpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-5213413852183595492021-04-05T10:10:13.082-07:002021-04-05T10:10:13.082-07:00Is that the website where they published the fix f...Is that the website where they published the fix for the LCS combining gear??Old Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924259360910623660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-46576106698186947812021-04-04T20:56:35.260-07:002021-04-04T20:56:35.260-07:00"More useful than an LCS."
Sad, but tru..."More useful than an LCS."<br /><br />Sad, but true.Aim9snakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155683689549263688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-1268934242880293982021-04-04T11:44:32.407-07:002021-04-04T11:44:32.407-07:00I got it off a Chinese website.I got it off a Chinese website.ComNavOpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-27858115980304600322021-04-04T09:39:01.835-07:002021-04-04T09:39:01.835-07:00I am shocked, SHOCKED, I tell you, about how easil...I am shocked, SHOCKED, I tell you, about how easily you have obtained this highly, highly classified Naval Aviation Strategical Planning document! I only hope you do not get your hands on the associated document which describes Naval Aviation's plan for upgrading F35 software so it can fly in reverse, to confound those pesky enemy missles. Shame on you for publishing such highly classified info...Old Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924259360910623660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-31462004857932311652021-04-04T09:29:43.228-07:002021-04-04T09:29:43.228-07:00More useful than an LCS.More useful than an LCS.CDR Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596017728508279652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-27825394763721590952021-04-04T07:46:47.098-07:002021-04-04T07:46:47.098-07:00Actually a more useful ship than you you would thi...Actually a more useful ship than you you would think. I wonder if they'll stock it with cigars....Trondude 5952https://www.blogger.com/profile/09625187976091596494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-1897615157336178992021-04-04T07:36:52.976-07:002021-04-04T07:36:52.976-07:00You're right. The Navy is making it hard for ...You're right. The Navy is making it hard for me to come up with funny stuff because they're doing all the funny stuff for real!ComNavOpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-57298030229981789092021-04-04T06:46:08.172-07:002021-04-04T06:46:08.172-07:00"A degree of believability is key to a good A..."A degree of believability is key to a good April Fool's post. Hope you enjoyed it!"<br /><br />I did, thanks. But in the broader view it is almost too sad to be funny.CDR Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596017728508279652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-29637499596062542252021-04-03T15:35:25.236-07:002021-04-03T15:35:25.236-07:00Or April Fish as they call it in France, Poisson d...Or April Fish as they call it in France, Poisson d'Avril. Same thing, different name.CDR Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596017728508279652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-18168657895609062722021-04-03T04:12:06.832-07:002021-04-03T04:12:06.832-07:00Without the comment I would Ha e been fooled!Without the comment I would Ha e been fooled!killyekfaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01299593000975210668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-85950874343393019342021-04-02T15:21:49.589-07:002021-04-02T15:21:49.589-07:00If it doesn't contribute to the distributed le...If it doesn't contribute to the distributed lethality of the fleet, then I don't want it. I don't care how desperately the navy needs these ships.<br /><br />LutefiskAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-83344004612032814512021-04-02T09:52:14.647-07:002021-04-02T09:52:14.647-07:00I believe the Geneva Convention forbids arming hos...I believe the Geneva Convention forbids arming hospital ships, meaning no VLS cells can be legally mounted. Doing so is just begging for images of barbecued babies to show up on CNN.Aim9snakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155683689549263688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-51832287564104578172021-04-02T06:54:10.093-07:002021-04-02T06:54:10.093-07:00It didn't say how many VLS cells it has.
Lute...It didn't say how many VLS cells it has.<br /><br />LutefiskAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-73726368736003303512021-04-02T06:07:35.522-07:002021-04-02T06:07:35.522-07:00Relax. It's an April Fool's post and comm...Relax. It's an April Fool's post and comments. It's humor, if you're not familiar with April Fool's.ComNavOpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-68309038943252444442021-04-02T05:09:15.023-07:002021-04-02T05:09:15.023-07:00Do NOT be arrogant. Type 055's VLS is bigger t...Do NOT be arrogant. Type 055's VLS is bigger than MK41 plus they can do both hot and cold launch. MK41 can only do hot launch. <br /><br />These days, Chinese Navy is no longer follow US step by step. For instance, in a tender invitation released last year, China will build type 076 amphibious assault ship. It has two EM ejectors. From the document, people estimate it is a ship mixed with drones and helicopters.<br /><br />As China displayed its GJ-11 attacking drone in Oct 2019 military parade, it is the only deployed stealth attack drone. It is possible that China is developing its carrier version. Type 076 tends to be the first drone based carrier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-64655432859379080912021-04-02T03:46:15.084-07:002021-04-02T03:46:15.084-07:00(AP) NEWPORT NEWS, VA (Apr 1) The US Navy, amidst ...(AP) NEWPORT NEWS, VA (Apr 1) The US Navy, amidst lavish celebration, launched the newest addition to the Fleet today: the USS William J. Clinton. The Clinton, according to a Navy spokesperson, will add a new twist to the Navy's capabilities and will solve a number of problems that have arisen in the years since women were added to the complements of Navy vessels. USS Clinton, designated AGH(M)-1, is a brand-new, state-of-the-art Maternity Hospital Ship. Navy Spokesman Ben A. Mittlesteadt, briefing reporters before the christening ceremony (the ceremony for the "ship," not its occupants) stated that the new vessel is designed to alleviate the serious challenges associated with the ever-increasing incidence of shipboard pregnancies.<br /><br />"We are concerned that the necessity of evacuating female sailors from fleet units has become an difficult operation, given the number of evacuees that we have to deal with on a weekly basis. USS Clinton will be equipped with its own helicopter airlift wing in order to relieve the maternity transportation burden on existing combat units."<br /><br />The Clinton is to be the first of a twelve-ship class, each 80,000 ton ship costing $230 million. A Clinton-class ship will be added to each of the Navy's carrier battle groups to ensure full combat-readiness in the face of the increasing number of expectant naval personnel.<br /><br />Each AGH(M) will be provided with a fully-equipped OB/GYN staff, a complete birthing facility (staffed by Navy medical personnel trained as midwife/Lamaz specialists), and a neonatal clinic. A comprehensive day-care center will be included in order to allow new sailor-mothers to return to duty as quickly as possible, which will greatly increase the efficiency of Navy operations, Mittlesteadt told reporters.<br /><br />In a departure from Navy tradition, the ship's sponsor, NOW president Patricia Ireland, christened the vessel by breaking two bottles across the ship's bow: one containing infant formula, symbolizing the services to be provided to a new generation of Navy juniors, the other filled with kiwi/orange/cucumber nectar, representing the Navy's commitment to fulfilling the needs of its pregnant crewpersons. The second ship of the class, the USS Murphy Brown (AGH(M)-2), is scheduled to be launched next year.Lonfonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-30705979089080303702021-04-02T00:18:30.840-07:002021-04-02T00:18:30.840-07:00This is excellent. The Ford Flt 2 will be an antis...This is excellent. The Ford Flt 2 will be an antisubmarine platform extraordinaire. Without it's strike fighters it 5 MH-60Rs will hunt subs while it new heavyweight fighters will run rings around maritime patrol aircraft. David Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243227783096787116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-75008572862799911182021-04-01T23:47:50.834-07:002021-04-01T23:47:50.834-07:00Other than paint a rosy picture, please fix the fi...Other than paint a rosy picture, please fix the first one -USS Ford FIRST.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-67079293691796636422021-04-01T22:09:27.166-07:002021-04-01T22:09:27.166-07:00Sad to say this is a FAR better idea than the USMC...Sad to say this is a FAR better idea than the USMC plan to "reinvent the Corps", as described at https://breakingdefense.com/2021/04/historic-marine-plan-to-reinvent-the-corps-exclusive/<br /><br />How are they going to hunt submarines? With ASW helicopters? Don't those helicopters need HEAVY, MAINTENANCE EXTENSIVE sensor systems to detect and target submarines- systems that are "dead weight" for an assault helicopter a sane USMC officer would use to deploy Marines against enemy positions? Wouldn't the USN have a better use for those ASW helicopters? If a Chinese submarine intends to threaten a USMC base, it'd do so with cruise missiles from hundreds of miles away- too far away for an ASW stationed at that USMC base, to find it- so what was the point of the USMC investing time and money in ASW training and equipment?<br /><br />And that's just one of MANY proposals the Commandant gave, without first asking anyone (including himself) "Does this make sense?"Aim9snakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155683689549263688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-35340863067173662122021-04-01T17:53:44.279-07:002021-04-01T17:53:44.279-07:00Thank god i know it is April Fools day. Because n...Thank god i know it is April Fools day. Because none of this is outside the realm of current Navy thinking. Coffee Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303759803639176370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-69063461162479873382021-04-01T14:58:03.351-07:002021-04-01T14:58:03.351-07:00Well … only because Gabrielle Giffords was taken.Well … only because Gabrielle Giffords was taken.ComNavOpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-238070929504279722021-04-01T13:25:16.730-07:002021-04-01T13:25:16.730-07:00USS Carol Turner.
It seems completely appropriate...USS Carol Turner.<br /><br />It seems completely appropriate that a Ford class carrier would be named after a non-combatant.<br /><br />LutefiskAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-17930775893564136412021-04-01T13:01:33.800-07:002021-04-01T13:01:33.800-07:00I dont think you'd have much negative impact f...I dont think you'd have much negative impact for two reasons...<br />First, clearly nobody in the Admiralty pays any attention to all the ideas and critiques of what they're doing here, or we wouldn't have nearly as much to gripe about!!<br /> Second, thats only 12 bad ideas a year, and I feel like they already churn out at least that many on a monthly basis!!<br />Jjabatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723421088164000364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-12209061105819238682021-04-01T11:16:54.457-07:002021-04-01T11:16:54.457-07:00The Navy's announces the new Family First Flee...The Navy's announces the new Family First Fleet program. The USN is buying several cruise ships, they will allow underway liberty and dependent housing. No more more long separations from families, they'll be right there in the fleet,aboard the USNS Disney Princess. No more wasting time sailing back to home ports, deployments will now last 4 years, saving time on retraining.Chinese Gordonhttp://www.naa.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-22797483463509575942021-04-01T10:02:37.082-07:002021-04-01T10:02:37.082-07:00I know,right! That sounded to close to WHAT USN wo...I know,right! That sounded to close to WHAT USN would say to justify itself!!!<br /><br /> Breaking Defense has the latest USMC plan with some details, I predict this will lead to a disaster vs China, small packets of Marines spread out on little island with slow and vulnerable logistics,what can go wrong?!? Ssdly, I dont think its an April fool's joke,its really USMC plan.NICOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14567491909555759918noreply@blogger.com