Posted on Jul 18, 2015
Did you know Navy's newest combat ship slides into Wisconsin water?
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Navy's newest combat ship slides into Wisconsin waters!
Do we have some RP Navy Members that tell us the latest and greatest about this new combat ship?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/new-navy-ship/index.html
The U.S. Navy's newest combat ship, the USS Little Rock, slid into the waters of Marinette Marine Shipyard in Wisconsin on Saturday morning.
In the launch ceremony, speakers said the 378-foot-long, 3,000-ton littoral combat ship with only a 13-foot draft is ideal for the missions the Navy faces in shallow waters around Pacific Rim, where the Navy is increasing presence as it keeps an eye on China, which is expanding its naval forces and its presence in the South China Sea.
Do we have some RP Navy Members that tell us the latest and greatest about this new combat ship?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/new-navy-ship/index.html
The U.S. Navy's newest combat ship, the USS Little Rock, slid into the waters of Marinette Marine Shipyard in Wisconsin on Saturday morning.
In the launch ceremony, speakers said the 378-foot-long, 3,000-ton littoral combat ship with only a 13-foot draft is ideal for the missions the Navy faces in shallow waters around Pacific Rim, where the Navy is increasing presence as it keeps an eye on China, which is expanding its naval forces and its presence in the South China Sea.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
I've seen a few of these bad boys up close and personal (didn't get to take a tour though) when I was home ported at 32nd Street.
I've seen a few of these bad boys up close and personal (didn't get to take a tour though) when I was home ported at 32nd Street.
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PO1 John Miller
Thanks PO1 Andrew Gardiner. Hopefully I come back to CA sometime before you PCS. My wife's family still lives in Temecula so we go there every few months.
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PO1 Tony Holland
From what I've read, I don't think one would sleep well on these
floating coffins -- undergunned and poorly armored compared to
older DE's and Frigates.
floating coffins -- undergunned and poorly armored compared to
older DE's and Frigates.
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PFC Gracie Bieda
I do now. Thank you for that info, I am going to enjoy being a part of this site. I used to drive by the Intrepid on 42nd street in Manhattan and I loved that, but this baby is sleek, I like knowing where my tax money is going.
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Col, ship launchings are always amazing. Yet, I remain an opponent to the LCS. It is plagued by multiple leadership failures, doesn't really have a mission, and is unable to truly protect itself. Thus the Navy designed the DDG1000 to protect it, but then cut that buy to only 3 ships...
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One of the biggest problems with acquisition programs today is that the vendors are doing the designs, not the Navy. As a result, we have two completely incompatible hull forms with differing systems. No other class was built this way, as far as I know.
This is the same problem the KC 46 program is having. Boeing is completely in charge of design and it's been a mess. In that case, it was a disaster from the start, with Airbus being allowed to bid. The French are not our friends. It used to be illegal to buy weapons systems from outside the US, but in this multi-national world, that doesn't happen any more. Further, Boeing should never have been allowed to buy McDonnell Douglass. A Lockheed Martin/Raytheon consortium, or some such should have been compelled to do it so the US has more than one Airframe manufacturer. Because the US Government doesn't care about monopolies or anti-trust any more, this has happened, and the Air Force (read taxpayers) is paying for it with this disaster of a program.
Having worked at Naval Operational Test and Evaluation Force, I am intimately familiar with the acquisition world. This informs much of my disdain for the LCS...
This is the same problem the KC 46 program is having. Boeing is completely in charge of design and it's been a mess. In that case, it was a disaster from the start, with Airbus being allowed to bid. The French are not our friends. It used to be illegal to buy weapons systems from outside the US, but in this multi-national world, that doesn't happen any more. Further, Boeing should never have been allowed to buy McDonnell Douglass. A Lockheed Martin/Raytheon consortium, or some such should have been compelled to do it so the US has more than one Airframe manufacturer. Because the US Government doesn't care about monopolies or anti-trust any more, this has happened, and the Air Force (read taxpayers) is paying for it with this disaster of a program.
Having worked at Naval Operational Test and Evaluation Force, I am intimately familiar with the acquisition world. This informs much of my disdain for the LCS...
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