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Friday, April 30, 2021
Why would an F-35 Squadron need an extra E-2D and two extra Growlers to "maximize its capabilities"????
"CVW-2 is a denser air wing than ones the Navy has deployed recently. Additional aircraft include an extra E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and two additional EA-18G Growlers in the air wing to help maximize the F-35 capabilities" https://t.co/TZuRwBY4MJ
— Alex (@alexgarcialonso) April 29, 2021
France's amphibious ship TONNERRE L9014 and frigate SURCOUF F711 met up with Australia's oiler SIRIUS AO266
#France's amphibious ship TONNERRE L9014 and frigate SURCOUF F711 met up with Australia's oiler SIRIUS AO266 on an almost glassy South China Sea on 16 April for an underway replenishment. The French ships visited Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam starting 23 April pic.twitter.com/zRVaKFbyfJ
— Chris Cavas (@CavasShips) April 30, 2021
Unmanned Systems Don't Bleed...
...Plus they reduce personnel costs!The installment of Robotic Combat Vehicle posters, inspired by the posters of the #WWII era.
— The Dead District (@TheDeadDistrict) April 30, 2021
A key tenet of the RCV enterprise is that the robots can make initial contact with the enemy, mitigating risks for Soldiers.
Via Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross Functional Team#UGV pic.twitter.com/trZwLOTpst
355-ship fleet not possible with the Navy’s current budget, top admiral says
via Stripes.com
The Navy cannot achieve its mandated 355-ship fleet with its current budget constraints, the service’s top officer told House lawmakers Thursday.
The fiscal year 2021 budget can support a fleet of no more than “300 to 305,” though Congress in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act required the Navy to achieve a 355-ship fleet “as soon as practicable,” Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, said during a budget hearing with the House Appropriations Committee subpanel on defense.
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Gilday said growing the fleet is necessary to address threats from strategic competitors such as China, which has the world’s largest navy with at least 350 ships, according to a Defense Department report issued in September on China’s military power.
“I see a future where it’s going to be more difficult for us to maintain that kind of forward presence we know we need … to compete and be in a position to deter both China and Russia,” Gilday told lawmakers.
Pagey Twitter Page @ ATDU
I don't even know what ATDU is but it looks interesting. Always wanted to go to a Modern Day Marine but that's off the list now. Wonder if that one would be fun?Today was a laugh.
— Pagey (@thepagey) April 29, 2021
Some kit on show #ATDU
That thing on the right is hard to drive though #LightMob pic.twitter.com/U476YUXX8t