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Here is the story behind the salvage of the downed F-35C..

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The F-35C, assigned to the “Argonauts” of VFA-147 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA), was plucked from the floor of the South China Sea with Navy personnel aboard the offshore vessel DSCV Picasso, which had departed Okinawa on Feb. 23, according to the service.

The Navy sent personnel from Task Force 75, Naval Sea Systems Command and NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving aboard Picasso – a vessel designed for deep diving and salvage for offshore industries, according to owner Ultra Deep Solutions.

“The wreckage was recovered from a depth of approximately 12,400-feet by a team from CTF 75 and the NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) embarked on the diving support construction vessel (DSCV) Picasso,” reads a statement from U.S. 7th Fleet.

“The aircraft was recovered using a CURV-21, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), which attached specialized rigging and lift lines to the aircraft. The ship’s crane lifting hook was then lowered to the seafloor and connected to the rigging, and then lifted the aircraft to the surface and hoisted it onboard Picasso.”
 
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siegecrossbow said:
I find it odd that they trusted a Chinese made ship for the job when Congress officials tried to ban Chinese trains/buses because they contain surveillance gear.
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The company that owns this ship, Picasso, is based out of Singapore. The vessel was built to Ultra Deep Solutions specifications. Does not matter where she was built as long as she and her crew & USN can do the job.

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siegecrossbow said:
I find it odd that they trusted a Chinese made ship for the job when Congress officials tried to ban Chinese trains/buses because they contain surveillance gear.
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I read about the ship sometime ago but didn't have time to post it here. It shows China's building capabilities now is at world standard. There's no way the US can avoid "made in China".

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bd popeye said:
The company that owns this ship, Picasso, is based out of Singapore. The vessel was built to Ultra Deep Solutions specifications. Does not matter where she was built as long as she and her crew & USN can do the job.

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If it doesn't matter where the ship is made, it would also doesn't matter where the trains, buses were made either as long as they were made by US standard and operated by US crew.

My point is we are living in a separated world. Politicians are separating us into groups and confronting each others. To achieve this, hatred is spread.
 
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SteelBird said:
I read about the ship sometime ago but didn't have time to post it here. It shows China's building capabilities now is at world standard. There's no way the US can avoid "made in China".

iUTuf93.jpg


If it doesn't matter where the ship is made, it would also doesn't matter where the trains, buses were made either as long as they were made by US standard and operated by US crew.

My point is we are living in a separated world. Politicians are separating us into groups and confronting each others. To achieve this, hatred is spread.
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Said trains are assembled in the US. My original point is that claims of them being “spy trains” is absurd. If the USN could trust a Chinese made ship for fetching state of the art combat aircraft, there is no reason to believe that trains and cars could compromise national security.
 
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siegecrossbow said:
For the longer term the F-35 is just a much better buy. First Canada, and now Germany are dropping Super Hornet for F-35.
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Crazy. F-35 is by far too expensive in price and especially maintenance. But the most critical point is, that the technological gap between a Tornado and the F-35 is extremley large. What does that mean? The German Luftwaffe staff is familiar with "standard" jets. With the F-35 comes a complete new bird with even more complex systems and new items into the Luftwaffe. A change to F16 would cause not so much efforts, but with the F-35 you need to upgrade the complete staff of all (Adminstration, ground crew, pilots, replacements) in the most complexe way. It is not a bridge too far, but a quantum leap too much!

So business as usual in Germany: No reason and common sense left in this country. Instead bragging and big mouths who only "buy the best and most expensive"...with the hard earned money of the taxpayers! Oh no, its money from the banks that no generation will be able to pay back!

I prophecy large problems for the Luftwaffe to fly and maintain the F-35. Other options would have been more practic, cheaper and also fulfil the job. Once again, another bad day for the German people!
 
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