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Not included in these figures, but the US Air Force wants to procure 267 F-15 Eagle II up from 129 previously stated.
Wonder if they will whine about the nozzle not being stealth and thus "not really stealth" like they did with the initial prototype of the S-70 or it will be another case of "it sucks if they do it but its bleeding edge when we do" just like canards.
Hmmm. This does not come across as completely believable given the way the authorization and launch process works (see link below). However, I can see Trump asking to see a list of attack plans and targeting options from the "black book", and being blocked from that. Given his erratic behavior and the secrecy of those plans and that book and his predilection to brag, none of that should be disclosed.
High Level descriptions of both an attack sequence and the black book here:
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No dramatic changes between USN and Budget Estimates on the SSN front. Several boats have had their delivery dates pushed back by 3-4 months, more are unchanged. SSN-801 has uniquely had its anticipated delivery date brought forward by four months to May 2027, though this still represents an eight-month delay against the FY' 25 estimates and a 38-month delay from the original contracted delivery date as expressed in the FY '21 estimates.
* First boat equipped with Virginia Payload Module
** Not yet contracted or under construction
Notice that anticipated deliveries ramp up in the early-2030s as we enter the window in which two existing Virginia-class SSNs are to be transferred to Australia under the AUKUS agreement, reflecting the 2.33 boats/yr benchmark that has been specified as necessary to support the transfer (i.e. the baseline USN requirement of two boats per year plus an additional 0.33 boats per year to support the transfer of one boat to Australia every three years). Whether this anticipated trajectory reflects the progressive reward of diligent efforts to increase the rate of submarine production or is the product of a fantastical political imagination working backwards from a desired end state is left as an exercise for the reader.
Number of SSNs (to be) commissioned (est.) | Hull Numbers | |
|---|---|---|
2020 | 2 | 791, 792 |
2021 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 793, 794 |
2023 | 1 | 795 |
2024 | 1 | 796 |
2025 | 1 | 797 |
2026 | 2 | 798, 799 |
2027 | 2 | 800, 801 |
2028 | 1 | 802 |
2029 | 1 | 803* |
2030 | 2 | 804, 805 |
2031 | 1 | 806 |
2032 | 3 | 807, 808, 809 |
2033 | 2 | 810, 811 |
2034 | 1 | 813 |
2035 | 3 | 812, 814**, 815** |
* First boat equipped with Virginia Payload Module
** Not yet contracted or under construction
Notice that anticipated deliveries ramp up in the early-2030s as we enter the window in which two existing Virginia-class SSNs are to be transferred to Australia under the AUKUS agreement, reflecting the 2.33 boats/yr benchmark that has been specified as necessary to support the transfer (i.e. the baseline USN requirement of two boats per year plus an additional 0.33 boats per year to support the transfer of one boat to Australia every three years). Whether this anticipated trajectory reflects the progressive reward of diligent efforts to increase the rate of submarine production or is the product of a fantastical political imagination working backwards from a desired end state is left as an exercise for the reader.
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I guess this was inevitable if the USAF wants to maintian the size of its fleet. There's a lot of old F-15s.