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iantsai said:

Soon there will be '3……2……1……go!' countdown?
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Thanks. She's looking good, promising signs, drydock flooded!

A new intelligent target drone for the Navy, with improved maneuverability. The sharply tapered nose might – I emphasize might – imply enhanced stealth.

Inflatable surface targets for gunnery and other live fire exercises.

102 in japan sea

Saturation diving exercise.

Well, Type 003 aircraft carrier(pennant number 18) was named Fujian today, following the southeast province 福建. The vessel was launched at about 11:00 this morning in JNCX Shipyard.

Lethe said:

Looking at current types only, USN has commissioned three or more Burkes or Ticos in a single calendar year in the following years:

1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010.

Don't confuse the program-level dysfunction of what was intended to be the post-Burke era with a lack of industrial capacity. If Congress wants to return to building three LSCs per year, I have no doubt they can.

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I completely disagree with your take.

They can't even fulfill their maintenance backlog with their current fleet. They have subs waiting in-line for like a couple years at yards waiting to be maintained.

Just because they were able to build 3 or 4 ships in the past doesn't mean they can build at the same capacity right now . They have newer programs coming up and those require space at the yards. Their current rate is 1.5 AB ddg every year. To ramp it up to three will require a long shutdown to upgrades their shipyards and supply chains. They've hollowed their ship-building industry with the Jones Act.

New measurement and tracking equipment have recently been handed over to a certain naval weapons test establishment.

Emblem for the 10th carrier aviation brigade.