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2010-07-08 Science & Technology

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 ION TOPIX > PENTAGON TO BUILD "FLYING SUBS".

[USS SEAVIEW = VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA theme here].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-07-08 02:10|| 2010-07-08 02:10|| Front Page Top

#2 meh...submarines are the future. there is no way ships can defend from the huge amount of missiles and guided projectiles that came from land.

Posted by Phosing Big Foot3926 2010-07-08 09:43|| 2010-07-08 09:43|| Front Page Top

#3 meh...submarines are the future. there is no way ships can defend from the huge amount of missiles and guided projectiles that came from land.

Ummm, don't subs face the same problem?
I understand that to a satellite the oceans are as transparent as Glass, so hiding Beneath the surface is No longer possible.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-07-08 10:36|| 2010-07-08 10:36|| Front Page Top

#4 With the oceans not the hiding place they used to be, against advanced enemies, the real key now is going to be point defense, not stealth. Being able to shoot down the vast majority of whatever is incoming is going to be the real need.

The fact we are finally starting to get useful weapons grade lasers might be key for this. For subs though, they're ability to mount point defense is limited.

Posted by Silentbrick 2010-07-08 13:48|| 2010-07-08 13:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Instead of one big target, we need tons of little ones that each need a missile to destroy. One Sunburn = one dead carrier. We need a swarm navy instead. Of course, it'll never happen.

Posted by gromky 2010-07-08 14:17|| 2010-07-08 14:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Subs or surface ships, I don't know. I think the current biggest threat, as has been pointed out are saturation attacks and the supercavitating torpedo. Near as I know, Russia and China have them. I could easily imagine China using saturation tactics. They've been working on tactics to counter the US tech edge for some years now.

Posted by miscellaneous 2010-07-08 14:23|| 2010-07-08 14:23|| Front Page Top

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