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China launches more naval tonnage per year than the entire US fleet. US: 4 shipyards, 1.2 subs/year. China: 20+ yards, 5+ subs/year. How to close the gap?
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11 missiles, proven. ESSM Block 2: 25nm range, active seeker. 300kW laser: speed-of-light, unlimited shots, still testing. Last layer before impact. What do you trust?
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F-35C stealth coating: $35K per flight hour to maintain. Super Hornet: $10K. Over 30 years, maintenance costs more than the jet. Is stealth worth 3.5x the cost?
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Orca XLUUV: 51ft, fully autonomous, can lay mines and carry torpedoes. But Boeing's prototype is years late. The future of undersea warfare is:
5 days ago | [YT] | 15
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Naval targeting depends on satellites. A military constellation costs $10B+. SpaceX Starshield costs a fraction, but the Pentagon doesn't own it. Who controls the eyes in space?
6 days ago | [YT] | 32
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US builds ~150 SM-6 per year. Red Sea burned 220+ in 15 months. A Pacific war could exhaust the stockpile in one week. How to close the gap?
1 week ago | [YT] | 33
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stealthy, $3.5M. Tomahawk: 1,000nm range, $2M. Hypersonic: Mach 5+, $40M. For sinking ships in the Pacific, which missile wins?
1 week ago | [YT] | 36
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standard since 1986, 96 cells on a Burke. Mk 57: larger cells, fits bigger missiles. DDG(X) will choose one. Which defines the next 40 years?
1 week ago | [YT] | 22
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proven at sea, Oct 2024. Speed Reloader: 6-8 cells per cycle. Crane ship: simple but works. Three solutions, one problem. Which scales best?
1 week ago | [YT] | 25
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China has 50,000-100,000 naval mines. The US Navy's mine countermeasures fleet is aging out. LCS mine module: cancelled. Who clears the mines?
1 week ago | [YT] | 55
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