Littoral Combat Ships (LCS)

[Jura The idiot]

I now skimmed over
Weaponization of unmanned Fire Scout helicopter ‘on hiatus’ until 2023

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sounds like they're unable to proceed with game changing transformational revolutionizing naval warfare concurrent BUNK which is LCSs famous of their Star Trek look and tremendous speed at moments when they sail on their own power

EDIT
two and a half years ago
Oct 9, 2015

1. possibly OHP hull (or enlarged, but 4500 max.)
2. possibly COGLAG propulsion (relatively quiet; but 35 knots max.)
3. AEGIS Lite, one illuminator
4. 16-cells VLS: 8 AAMs, 8 ASROCs (so that during a ASW mission the ship wouldn't rely on a helo to kill a sub, heck)
5. organic helicopter, hangar; the outer, inner spaces arranged for:
   
6. Harpoon launchers optionally from one dual to two quads,
7. torpedo tubes optionally from one single up to two triple,
8. assault boats (optionally small or big?)
   
9. enough anti-FAC protection

so by now such a frigate would've hit the water (in an alternative universe hahaha)

 

[Jura The idiot]

Mar 18, 2018

the most pathetic I've seen SO FAR was Feb 9, 2016

indeed, "a group of small surface ships like LCS is still capable of putting the enemy fleet on the bottom of the ocean" since 21:14 in:

I now replayed that fragment, which made my day

here's the second most pathetic SO FAR:

“As we examine the needs of the Navy, not just today but also in the future, to assure that we maintain our historical dominance on the seas, a mixed fleet of both LCSs and new frigates will be best suited for the service to defend against growing threats — especially from China,” said Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

source is
The Navy wants just one littoral combat ship this year, but it may get three
April 10, 2018

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[Jura The idiot]

LCS TRASH described in Pentagonese:

"Repairs and technical enhancements resulting from the lessons learned during construction of follow-on Freedom and Independence class hulls warranted extended timeframes for these PSAs, ensuring maximum material readiness in support of training, certification, and deployments. The completion of these identified shipyard events will ultimately yield platforms on which training and operations can commence in support of the next set of deployments."

Navy May Not Deploy Any Littoral Combat Ships This Year

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in the past this quantum leap would increase my blood pressure, just LOL now

I now read it for the third time and it's indeed hilarious:

"Repairs and technical enhancements resulting from the lessons learned during construction of follow-on Freedom and Independence class hulls warranted extended timeframes for these PSAs, ensuring maximum material readiness in support of training, certification, and deployments. The completion of these identified shipyard events will ultimately yield platforms on which training and operations can commence in support of the next set of deployments."

EDIT
the word should've been C-A-N-C-E-L years ago

 

[dtulsa]

LCS TRASH described in Pentagonese:

"Repairs and technical enhancements resulting from the lessons learned during construction of follow-on Freedom and Independence class hulls warranted extended timeframes for these PSAs, ensuring maximum material readiness in support of training, certification, and deployments. The completion of these identified shipyard events will ultimately yield platforms on which training and operations can commence in support of the next set of deployments."

Navy May Not Deploy Any Littoral Combat Ships This Year

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in the past this quantum leap would increase my blood pressure, just LOL now

I now read it for the third time and it's indeed hilarious:

"Repairs and technical enhancements resulting from the lessons learned during construction of follow-on Freedom and Independence class hulls warranted extended timeframes for these PSAs, ensuring maximum material readiness in support of training, certification, and deployments. The completion of these identified shipyard events will ultimately yield platforms on which training and operations can commence in support of the next set of deployments."

EDIT
the word should've been C-A-N-C-E-L years ago[/QUOTE Think I said that already at least they did that to the Zummies somewhat this means LCS will most likely spend a great deal of its total service time being tied up in port awaiting repairs or modifications to be at least partially serviceable be fore decommission talk about the politicians dreams more jobs foe everybody repairing and modifying something that is totally an unworkable project

 

[dtulsa]

If this not business insider has new article finally stating the obvious that LCS was and is a waste and total m8stake and it now looks like the navy is finally admitting it to although DOD isn' quite ready to give in just yet doesn' sound like either variant will win the FFGX contract to me best that could be hoped for now is to convert them into mine sweepers or some type if humanitarian type vessel for disaster relief

 

[Jura The idiot]

If this not business insider has new article finally stating the obvious that LCS was and is a waste and total m8stake and it now looks like the navy is finally admitting it to although DOD isn' quite ready to give in just yet doesn' sound like either variant will win the FFGX contract to me best that could be hoped for now is to convert them into mine sweepers or some type if humanitarian type vessel for disaster relief

what?! the USN admitting to a mistake?! NO WAY!
in fact the Pentagon will be churning out ADDITIONAL LCSs!!

(32 instead of 26, I could find links here if I cared, and I don't)

 

[dtulsa]

what?! the USN admitting to a mistake?! NO WAY!
in fact the Pentagon will be churning out ADDITIONAL LCSs!!

(32 instead of 26, I could find links here if I cared, and I don't)

Didn't say DOD was tired of them said the navy was and they are ready to move on already knew the DOD aka. Pentagon wasn going to let one of its cash cows just to go away without a fight, in my opinion they should be prepping them right now for target practice which in reality what they are if they ever encountered the Chinese or Russian navy

 

[Jura The idiot]

If this not business insider has new article ...

do you mean this one:

The US Navy basically admitted that the Littoral Combat Ship looks like a massive failure
16h

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bro?

 

[Jura The idiot]

now noticed the tweet

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hearing ends at 1140. The Best Question Prize goes to T

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for asking where the

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are, with CNO admitting [de facto] he's taking nearly 4 years to implement changes and get them to sea. Here's a bunch at San Diego last month, waiting.

 

[dtulsa]

now noticed the tweet

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hearing ends at 1140. The Best Question Prize goes to T

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for asking where the

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are, with CNO admitting [de facto] he's taking nearly 4 years to implement changes and get them to sea. Here's a bunch at San Diego last month, waiting.

Port seems to be some place they really like isn' it