Aircraft Carriers III

Jura said:

Nov 2, 2018
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Bhurki said:

It was decided for procurement to move into a phase where a carrier was ordered every 3 years instead of 5 years.
I read so in a document outlining the roadmap to achieve 355 ship navy along with 12 commissioned carriers( which in itself was proposed for the first time post war).
Also the 2nd carrier is well underway according to the 3 year plan and steel has been cut for the 3rd carrier as well.
I don't think it'll take too long to bring the entire program right back on track once the kinks have been ironed out for the 1st ship.

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Bhurki said:

When the requirement for USN was increased to 355 ships, it included 12 commissioned carriers to be in service.
A review was done on how could this be achieved.
For getting a sustained presence of 12 carriers in commission by 2030, one carrier is to be procured every 3 years after the ship of the class Gerald R Ford.
If a carrier is procured every 3.5 years, it'll take upto 2034.
If every 4 years, then it'll take beyond 2063.
The funding has been achieved for the first option, the JFK(2nd ship) is ahead of schedule to be launched by q3'19, and steel had been cut for third ship(Enterprise) in aug'18.
Ofcourse, if the life of Nimitz class carriers is augmented in any way, then these calculations are moot.
The document is RS20643 by Congressional Research Service

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• Increasing aircraft carrier procurement from the currently planned 5-year centers to 3-year centers–that is, increasing aircraft carrier procurement from the currently planned rate of one ship every five years (i.e., FY2018, FY2023, and so on) to a rate of one ship every three years (i.e., FY2018, FY2021, and so on)–would achieve a 12-carrier force on a sustained basis by about 2030, unless the service lives of one or more existing carriers were extended.
• Increasing aircraft carrier procurement to 3.5-year centers (i.e., a combination of 3- and 4-year centers) would achieve a 12-carrier force on a sustained basis no earlier than about 2034, unless the service lives of one or more existing carriers were extended.
• Increasing aircraft carrier procurement to 4-year centers would achieve a 12-carrier force on a sustained basis by about 2063—almost 30 years later than under 3.5-year centers, unless the service lives of one or more existing carriers were extended.

Jura said:

as I write the USAF Generals are working on how to 'make Tyndall great again', I guess, so let's wait for the next hurricane

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A tornado with “estimated peak wind of 90 mph” struck Tyndall AFB, Fla., Saturday evening, just a few months after the base was nearly destroyed by a hurricane. No one was injured, but the high winds destroyed some of the new construction on base, according to officials. “The tornado moved a car, broke car windows, tore a portion of a new roof off of barracks, and flipped dumpsters and garbage cans on their sides,” according to a National Weather Service report. It also “caused some additional damage to a few structures” in addition to the barracks, 325th Fighter Wing Commander Col. Brian Laidlaw wrote in a Jan. 20 Facebook post. The tornado’s path started and ended at Tyndall. The National Weather Service estimated it to be 0.81 miles long and 50 yards wide, but the damage is not expected to affect any of the base’s ongoing missions, Laidlaw wrote. Emergency responders performed preliminary inspections of the buildings hit by the tornado, and damage assessments were slated to “continue through the weekend,” according to a Jan. 19 post on Tyndall’s Facebook page. “We will continue to rebuild from the damage of Hurricane Michael and the additional damage caused by this weather event,” Laidlaw wrote. “Together, we are building a stronger Tyndall.” The tornado’s arrival at the base came just three days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Tyndall to observe recovery and rebuilding efforts in the wake of Hurricane Michael.

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bd popeye said:

I'm missing something with the RN carriers. Why can't they be re-fit where there where built? Does the modular construction have something to do with this? Thanks.

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