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2011-08-12 Science & Technology

USN Releases Photo Of Supercavitating 'Ghost' Ship

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Posted by Anonymoose 2011-08-12 21:16|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Almost a FALCON HSV/HTV - hopefully it won't get as "lost".

Meanwhile ...

* WAFF > AS CHINA LAUNCHES ITS FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER, US CUTS AIRCRAFT CARRIER FLEET | US NAVY DISBANDS A CARRIER STRIKE GROUP [CSG].

The USN will have 9 ea. CSGS to operat wid 11 CVNS, although in time it will have 9 CSGS for 9 tote CVNS.

* DAILY TIMES. PK > JAPAN CALLS FOR CHINA TO EXPLAIN AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

* WORLD MIL FORUM > CHINA WARNS US, JAPAN THAT IT CONSIDERS JAPAN'S NEW "HELICOPTER DESTROYER" AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO BE A "STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE" WEAPON, NOT "DEFENSIVE", HENCE IS ACCCEPTABLE TO BE TARGETED FOR DESTRUCTION BY CHINA'S SECOND ARTILLERY CORPS.

* SAME > KYODO NEWS: JAPAN'S CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY WARNS THAT JAPAN MAY RETALIATE MILITARILY WID JSDF COMBAT FORCES [Ground, Naval, Air] AGZ ANY PLA INVASION + OCCUPATION OF THE DISPUTED DAOYUS [Japan = Senkakus]. CHINA'S FM RESPONDS BY WARNING JAPAN THAT ANY PERMANENT BASING OF JDSF UNITS IN THE DAOYUS, OR THE USE OF JSDF FORCES IN THE MILITARY DEFENSE OF TAIWAN, WILL BE DEEMED A "HOSTILE ACT" BY JAPAN AGZ CHINA [Act(s) of War] REQUIRING PLA COUNTER-RESPONSE.

* SAME > DRAGON'S BREATH [Fire] 2020: PLA DESIGN + ENGINEERING TEAMS TO DEV LR LAND ATTACK + ANTI-NAVAL TLCM, TLBM COMBAT SYSTEMS FOR CHINA'S FUTURE AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORCE.

* SAME > JAPANESE NAVAL STRATEGISTS: CHINA'S "VARYAG" CVT + SIMILAR MEDIUM-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS ARE NOT POTENT ENOUGH TO CHALLENGE OR DEFEAT US NAVAL NUCLEAR CARRIER SUPREMACY IN THE PACIFIC [or anywhere else].

* PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUMS: USAF: RQ-4 GLOBAL HAWK TO REPLACE U-2 IN 2015.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-08-12 22:10|| 2011-08-12 22:10|| Front Page Top

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