Posted on Jan 3, 2019
The US Navy's carriers have a gaping hole in their defenses against a growing threat, and drones...
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Navy said to have gap in antisubmarine warfare since S3cViking retired. Asking for long endurance drone as replacement, how about F35s being fitted into carrier squadrons? https://amp.businessinsider.com/hole-in-navy-carrier-anti-submarine-defenses-may-be-filled-by-drones-2018-12
Navy said to gave gap in antisubmarine warfare since S3cViking retired. Asking for long endurance drone as replacement, how about F35s being fitted into carrier squadrons?
Navy said to gave gap in antisubmarine warfare since S3cViking retired. Asking for long endurance drone as replacement, how about F35s being fitted into carrier squadrons?
The US Navy's carriers have a gaping hole in their defenses against a growing threat, and drones...
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F-35Cs are being fitted into carrier squadrons. What are you talking about?
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Ken Kraetzer
Cdr, hi, question is if F35s can do antisubmarine warfare. I happened to have tour of F35 plant in Fort Worth two weeks ago. I asked the staff a question that had come up at a Navy League meeting in NY several years ago if F35s can feed data into AEGIS, the command and control system for their task force. They said yes. Next question is if the F35s can do submarine detection. This article says the Navy has retired the most suitable plane for this mission. Perhaps the F35 and its high cost are not suited to this?
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LCDR Glenn Adwell
ASW is low and slow, hence the S-3, P-8, and SH-60.The F-35C does not have the low speed, high endurance of either the S-3 or P-8, and can't land on a destroyer to refuel.
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