[sukhoi-30mki]

redesigned bow concept

[Little Pig]

I like the missile canister. Sort of a sub-sized version of the “Hornet’s Nest” insert.

[yawningotter]

One complaint that is really a pet peeve. Why can’t the Navy have a consistent naming policy for their vessels anymore? Subs have gone from fish names to cities to states, with politicians thrown in for the sake of ego. Surface ships are even worse. Ships in the same class can be named after people, places, and things, and name categories are spread over many different ships of completely different classes and missions. The system they had in place has been largely abandoned, so now you don’t know what a vessel is based on the name. And why do politicians like Stennis and Vinson rate carriers, while carrier admirals like Halsey and Spruance get destroyers?

[Rembrandt]

Were it not for Rumsfeld, we wouldn’t see these til 2030 or so; he directed the skipping of a generation of a lot of military equipment.

[mylife]

Roll on EB.