Posted on 08/11/2023 2:53:44 PM PDT by Mariner
Guam is set to gain as many as 20 new air defense sites packed with surface-to-air interceptors, radars, and more as part of a massive defensive upgrade plan. Overall, the island looks set to become the most densely protected place anywhere on the planet.
Documents the U.S. military has released discussing the potential impacts on day-to-day life on Guam from the new air and missile defenses have offered a new look at the scale and scope of the project. A total of 20 separate sites are currently under consideration to host surface-to-air interceptors, radars, and other elements of the planned Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense (EIAMD) system. In addition to changes on the ground, the system is expected to come along with new airspace restrictions, particularly around radar sites that will be in constant operation and present potential electromagnetic interference hazards.
The U.S. military held multiple so-called "public scoping meetings" on Guam earlier this month to provide information about the planned EIAMD system to residents and solicit feedback. Members of the public have until August 18 to submit further comments and criticisms about the project and its potential environmental impacts.
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Now all we need is for the PI to let us set up shop there again.
How much land will they grab and squander permanently for this planned air war over Guam? But the important thing is that Lockheed and Raytheon get fat contracts.
Likely THE Forward operating and supply base for any crap in the pacific.
It’s apparent you’ve never been to Guam.
Plenty of land for the number of residents there, military included. And still very large sectors of jungle.
They have to be careful about the weight distribution so the island doesn’t tip over.
Surprised it took five posts.
GMTA
It’s apparent you have no idea how large of a footprint they will want for “security” zones around those sites... which of course, will need housing/barracks, parking, security forces and more security, storage, and setbacks from prying eyes.
Sure seems like a ripe target for ChiCom sub launched cruise missiles.
And within range of NORK missiles with unknown warheads.
I’m more worried about Guam’s underside. We, as a country need to make sure it’s securely tethered to the sea floor. Whether this is w/ Harbor Freight straps, or even the more expensive Home Depot/Lowes straps, we need to take care of this island before it gets away from us...
In any case. I want America defended... not Guam. It would be nice if they worried about the wall and the cartels more than they did an island 1800 miles from China.
I know that Lockheed and Raytheon have had contracts in the past, (I worked on the Lockheed side a few years back). The THAAD system has been completely designed and many parts built. I suspect that no new contracts need to be provided to handle this deployment, the Army will have some work to do. And some shipping will need to be provided (Logistics?). But this really amounts to setting up things that were developed many years ago. As far as the land basing, the answer is not too much, a few acres I suppose, maybe the land is already grabbed?
I suppose if there are no current systems in storage (hard to believe) then some new contracts for manufacture would need to be provided? I don’t know how many were initially provided or whether the factorys are still making more? I retired and don’t know what is going on now.
And if it gets loose and drifts into PI waters, they could claim it and that’s a whole other kettle of fish. They need to anchor it down really well.
“Now all we need is for the PI to let us set up shop there again.”
These aren’t going to be shipyards, etc. That sort of facility is going to be too close to China under modern circumstances. The Philippines in any new war is going to be the frontline, not the rear area. What the Philippines has given the US is effective use of the country as a forward base.
Oh... they will be letting defense contractor production contracts for all kinds of things. And we’ll be lucky if they go with off the shelf systems.
It might sink
All you need for “the wall and the cartels” is proper orders for the staff and resources that are already there. Your problems on the border are all about policy, not resources. Trump effectively closed the border without anything extra.
“In any case. I want America defended... not Guam.”
Ummm…Guam is part of America.
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Whatever. We need to find a suitcase with 31.5 trillion in it before we can even claim to be flat broke.
And despite the fever swamp DC delusion of China invading Taiwan, they won’t. They will do like they did in Hong Kong and DC.
Seed Taiwan society and universities with spies, bribes, influence operations, etc.
When China lands in Taiwan, it will be at the main airport and the delegation will step out onto a red carpet.
And we will be left there on Guam, bristling with missiles for the war that didn’t happen.
There arent many sub launched cruise missiles.
I doubt very much the Chinese could saturate defenses that way, and these things just arent able to deal with mobile radars (no real time targeting), nor are they likely to have the accuracy to be able to deal with hardened targets.
Even a one-ton warhead needs to be precisely on, to get through serious reinforced concrete. See recent Stormshadow hits on bridges.
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