Posted on Sep 10, 2022

Saudi naval modernization pushes ahead, with eye always on Iran - Breaking Defense

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Against the backdrop of regional tensions and the potential return of the Iran nuclear deal, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with an ambitious, multi-billion dollar naval fleet modernization effort that includes a quintet of new Avante 2200 corvettes. On August 25, the first Avante 2200-class, dubbed the Al Jubail, arrived at King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia took possession of that first corvette in March, with a second taken into possession at the end of July. The Al-Sarawat Program, as the corvette addition is known, comes for the first time with a Saudi- made combat management system known as Hazem. The production is a joint venture between Saudi Military Industries Company (SAMI) and Spanish shipbuilder Navantia.

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While the United States government spends or wasted $300 billion dollars on stupid climate change instead of keeping the navy going, The Saudi government is building their navy.

The United States navy budget calls for building fewer ships and decommissioning over 24 of them. Saving $3.6 billion dollars but throwing $300 billion dollars away to donors of climate change hardware made in China with electricity derived from coal-fired power plants.

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/23/navy-clear-to-decommission-5-cruisers-unclear-which-ships-will-leave-the-fleet

A nuclear war between Iran and Israel or a nuclear between the United States and China over Taiwan will throw out your climate change BS religion of the Church the Green New Deal for decades.
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Navy Clear to Decommission 5 Cruisers, Unclear Which Ships Will Leave the Fleet - USNI News

The Navy is clear to decommission five Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 defense appropriations bill, USNI News understands. The overdue spending bill follows the FY 2022 defense policy bill and allows the Navy to decommission five of the seven cruisers originally requested as part of the White House’s budget …

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https://news.usni.org/2022/08/15/navy-wants-to-decommission-39-warships-in-2023

While facing threats from other opposing countries, this inflation reduction act throws 300 billion dollars to donors instead of putting it into the United States navy.
https://news.usni.org/2022/08/15/navy-wants-to-decommission-39-warships-in-2023

Navy Wants to Decommission 39 Warships in 2023 - USNI News

The Navy wants to shed 39 ships in Fiscal Year 2023, with the first ship set to depart on Halloween. The list, which includes five guided-missile cruisers and nine Littoral Combat Ships, was released Friday as an administrative message. However, the composition of the final list is far from a done deal. Included on the …

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LTC (Join to see) From what I see of this list is our willingness to reduce our at sea replenishment capabilities. It's as if this administration has decided to give up on our ability to project naval power.

The coastal patrol ships were an absolute waste of metal, fuel, crew and revenue. They've been decommissioned twice since the first one was built in the early 90s.

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