Our Next Generation Destoyer

Do you need it?
Can you afford it?
(I guess one follows the other but I bet the answer to at least one of those questions is No :kilroy:)
 
Will it win the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Getting kind of sick of hi-tech war materials that is of no use in low-tech wars. Where does the money train stop?

Couldn't those engineers be doing something more pertinet to our survival, like say building a new RR infrastructure for our nation and replacing all the decaying highways and bridges.

Caz
 
Cazzie said:
Will it win the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Getting kind of sick of hi-tech war materials that is of no use in low-tech wars. Where does the money train stop?

Couldn't those engineers be doing something more pertinet to our survival, like say building a new RR infrastructure for our nation and replacing all the decaying highways and bridges.

Caz
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I like reading about high tech stuff(own little to none of it) and Caz ; I'm with you on this one . The older I get , the more anti-war I get . Trying not to make a political statement here(which I probably am) but billions of $ could have been spent on exactly what you have mentioned and much , much , more .

Rich
 
The Swedes did a way better job at making naval stealth stuff pleasant to the eyes.
 
Bjoern said:
The Swedes did a way better job at making naval stealth stuff pleasant to the eyes.
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↑his!

Cazzie said:
Will it win the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Getting kind of sick of hi-tech war materials that is of no use in low-tech wars. Where does the money train stop?

Couldn't those engineers be doing something more pertinet to our survival, like say building a new RR infrastructure for our nation and replacing all the decaying highways and bridges.

Caz
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↑hat!


/Google fails me today...
 
I'm glad I'm retired so I don't have to serve on such an ugly vessel.
I doubt that any of these ships will be built due to budget cuts. Any further comments would get into the political realm so I won't go there.
 
TARPSBird said:
I'm glad I'm retired so I don't have to serve on such an ugly vessel.
I doubt that any of these ships will be built due to budget cuts. Any further comments would get into the political realm so I won't go there.
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Ugly vessel, Ugly planes....This is a bad trend.
 
Last I saw the Zumwalt Class is more or less back burner for now and the Arleigh Burke Class is being extended. The supposedly 3 funded will go on for now. If I had to guess, the new class may see a bigger phase in during the next 15 or so years. There are a number of other programs which have priority right now over this new class. As always, these new classes play out over a long period.

Matter of fact, I am going to the Commissioning of a new Arleigh Burke Destroyer this fall.
 
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