Posted on 08/04/2024 11:56:45 AM PDT by Chode
Nuclear powered submarines are often among the most complex and expensive systems ever fielded by any military. However, for decades, they (and less expensive conventionally powered designs) have been considered a cornerstone of naval power by many navies because of the unique capabilities they offer.
With new anti-submarine threats emerging, from new sensors to unmanned systems, many nations are now preparing to design and produce a new generation of submarines to answer those threats, leverage new technologies, and keep up with international competitors.
Today, we take a look at that emerging development and construction race.
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AI generated high school report. Yawn…..
Go to the people who make them.....Electric Boat in Groton CT. My grandson is an Engineer at EB.
In 2023 of the Biden/Harris admin, the Pentagon’s military payroll was $184 billion, which is the second largest category of spending for the Department of Defense (DoD)......covers pay and retirement benefits for service members.
The Pentagon’s proposed 2025 budget includes an $8.9 billion increase to $181.9 billion payroll for military personnel, despite an expected decrease in active end force.
The budget also includes a 4.5% pay raise for service members and a 2% pay raise for civilian employees.
Last year in the Biden/Harris admin, the Pentagon couldn’t properly account for a whopping 61% of its total $3.5 trillion in assets. That figure increased this year, with the department insufficiently documenting 63% of its now $3.8 trillion in assets.
Military contractors possess many of these assets, but to an extent unbeknownst to the Pentagon ........ and to Biden/Harris.
Tremendous respect for your grandson and those who design our boats. The problem lies with those who craft the requirements. At this point in time we still have the best there is for the mission statements. The AIP boats are a formidable lower cost implementation. 5-10 years from now, if we don’t execute a serious cranial rectal extraction that may not be the case.
We need creativity innovation and some serious soul searching to build for the future.
I just happened to find my SSBN 599 piping manual that I used to qualify on my first boat, while cleaning out my basement. I was surprised to notice that it wasn’t classified.
I’m surprised that technology hasn’t found a way to see through water to spot any submarine anywhere and at any depth.
I was on a submarine myself for a few years. They have become even more deadly.
Nevertheless, if the US Navy can get its ship design and building problems resolved, a fleet of AIP subs could be a useful supplement to our current inventory of nuclear subs. I hope that the USN and the Naval War College are gaming out that possibility.
In addition, there is the potential for so-called "cold fusion" technology to upend all such calculations. It may one day be possible to produce electric power at high density without a nuclear reactor or even a diesel or turbine engine. The USN is known to be monitoring cold fusion developments with interest in case someone figures out how to take it from lab curiosity to a useful device.
“I just happened to find my SSBN 599 piping manual that I used to qualify on my first boat, while cleaning out my basement. I was surprised to notice that it wasn’t classified.”
We were told NOT to take anything off the boat. Anything related to the aft engineering spaces was restricted information.
Are we building racing subs yet?
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