Large-scale US and South Korean Ssangyong amphibious landing maneuvers have started. South Korea's and the US's Ssangyong exercise became a deterrent to North Korea's latest ICBM launch. About 30 ships, at least 70 aircraft and helicopters, as well as landing craft are involved in the exercises. In addition, for the first time, 40 British Marines will take part in the maneuvers, and the military from Australia, the Philippines and France will be present as observers. Aviation is also involved in the exercises, the video shows B-1B bombers, US Air Force F-16C fighters and South Korean F-35A. The Ssangyong exercises are part of the larger Freedom Shield maneuvers.
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So just going by the dollar amount and weapons procured, the Navy Prompt Conventional Strike rounds will cost about $45 million a piece for the first round of eight. if you take the full order of 64 missile over five years for $3.6 billion you get about $55 million a pop. They plant to ramp up production to about 19 rounds a year by 2028, but not sure if that is going to be sustained.
It is probably not as easy as just dividing the total amount spent by number of missiles as there could be other items included in the dollar value.
It is probably not as easy as just dividing the total amount spent by number of missiles as there could be other items included in the dollar value.
That's costly, does they fit in existing launchers or they need to modify the ship too ? ? They say in the article that the price is not only for the missile but also fo the canister. Maybe reload will be cleaper. When they talk about conjoined projet between Navy and Army it sound like costly dead end or very long and very costly.
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This looks like something that could be significant.
US Army Future 2030 concept. They're going to transition away from Brigade and back to Division or Division-Centric Multidomain Operations.
I still remember when J-20 came out, Taiwanese and Japanese said it was a wooden model. When it started taxiing they said it was a wooden model with a motor. When it started flying they said it was a wooden model towed by a helicopter.
Anyhow...
Legend has it that in 1890, a Japanese naval officer visited the Dingyuan, at the time the most advanced battleship in Asia. He put on a white glove and touched the inside of the main gun barrel. It came out with some specks of brown, showing rust. The gun was not oiled nor fired frequently. He advised his admiral that the Beiyang fleet was a paper tiger.