Probably a nice little bidding war going on right now behind the scenes to get this off of the Yemenis.
What are the odds that this wasn't a "technical failure" but was brought down by EW?
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What are the odds that this wasn't a "technical failure" but was brought down by EW?
. Big takeaways:
-- Counterspace weapons are getting more advanced, especially from China
-- GPS Jamming is occurring frequently
-- Space Debris is increasing, surprisingly have little to do with operating constellations
-- US has revealed a ground based satellite jammer, may reveal more weapons in the future
-- US seeking SBI (space based interceptors) will intensify adversaries' acquisition of ASATs and alternate delivery systems for warheads
This is likely the biggest investment in the US Armed Forces in quite some time. I doubt we will see this much money thrown their way again for quite some time.
Most interestingly, is that unlike during the Global War on Terror era, this is clearly going to expand production of weapons and systems associated with "great power" conflict.
Breaking Defense has a good article that breaks down the ~$150 billion allocation by department. Some highlights (emphasis mine):
Everything is getting a major plus up in terms of production amount. Virigina Class, Arleigh Burke, San Antonio, America Class, etc. I think the real thing to highlight is the $4.6 billion across all of their unmanned warship procurement. That is a big investment in new capabilities.
The big takeaway here for me is the large investment in the F-15EX. That seems to be a strong endorsement for the future of the program and likely indicates a large number of fighters are to be purchased.
The fiscal health of United Statse is what's giving me increased concern. I'm just not convinced that throwing more money at the problem is actually going to fix things. At the same time, I'm also concerned that increasing the budget deficit evermore is leading us further and further into unsustainable spending...
Some media report carrier was evading Houthi attack (doing a handbrake turn), but nothing official that i can find (though the timing fits with Houthi claims earler today)
It's very amiss. If the carrier had to resort to hard maneuver, does it mean houthis missiles came very close? Did US carrier run out of missiles to intercept? Or did it fail to intercept? Why was the F-18 not locked/chained to the ship? So many questions
They're saying that a plane towing truck thing also went overboard so it must've been during moving the plane. If they were anticipating an attack would they have been moving planes around haphazardly? I doubt it. Whatever it was must've sneaked up on them.