That SAPA transmission is what provides the integration with the hybrid power systems.he Army has repeatedly mentioned a hybrid drivetrain yet this has a traditional diesel engine.
Here is the exact model:
That SAPA transmission is what provides the integration with the hybrid power systems.he Army has repeatedly mentioned a hybrid drivetrain yet this has a traditional diesel engine.
I don't think this ever makes it into production personally. The Army has a... history, with AFV procurement.A summary of what this M1E3 is and is not:
This demonstrator is specifically for crew operation testing, nothing else.
That laundry list of requirements would elicit the "knock off" monicker if it was done by someone else...something something overpriced ebay Armata knock-offA summary of what this M1E3 is and is not:
This demonstrator is specifically for crew operation testing, nothing else.
He is also part of Thiel's harem, so it make sense, they all are overinflated ghouls.Welcome, Palmer Luckney 2.0. And with an interesting last name at that.
This fitsSECNAV: Shipbuilders Need to Hire 250,000 Workers Over the Next Decade for ‘Golden Fleet’
Some noteworthy excerpts from the article:
So, TL; DR - The USN doesn't know what it wants for its next-gen major surface combatant: A missile-main DDGX (with CPS); or a gun-main DDGX (presumably with railguns). Then Trump comes along, utters "Only Kids Choose; Adults Want All", and then boom - We have Trump-class BBGs.
No wonder there was this picture of the DDGX without the 5-inch gun turret from back then:
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All I can say is: What The Fvck?
The first unit of the Trump-class BBG is slated to cost somewhere between 15.1 billion and 22 billion USD.
For reference, the Ford-class CVNs cost about 13.3 billion USD each.
Labs said weaknesses in the US shipbuilding industrial base, including skilled labor shortages and supply chain challenges, could make the eventual cost even higher. The average cost of follow-on ships could range from $10 billion to $15 billion, depending on a variety of factors, he said.
