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2022-12-26 China-Japan-Koreas

China's Naval Mothership For Aerial Drones Looks To Be Operational

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-12-26 00:55|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top
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#1 A logical development in naval operations; I wonder when it will occur to us to do so.

Posted by Glenmore 2022-12-26 09:25|| 2022-12-26 09:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe a close to shore vessel with a large flattop?

Posted by Skidmark 2022-12-26 11:28|| 2022-12-26 11:28|| Front Page Top

#3 We built 150 escort carriers during WWII which might have served such a purpose; not sure anything comparable exists today (probably not expensive enough to camouflage the bribes.)

Posted by Glenmore 2022-12-26 12:53|| 2022-12-26 12:53|| Front Page Top

#4 If you automate everything and have a totally unmanned ship to service drones, there will be no mid-rats.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-12-26 14:11|| 2022-12-26 14:11|| Front Page Top

#5 MQ-25. A refueller for now but the requirements for unmanned carrier operation is there.

Posted by Thesing Gurly-Brown8929 2022-12-26 14:28|| 2022-12-26 14:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Most of the mission modules' functions are performed by carried vehicles such as helicopters or unmanned vehicles such as the Spartan Scout, AN/WLD-1 RMS Remote Minehunting System and MQ-8B Fire Scout as part of the Navy's goal to "unman the front lines". Performing functions such as sonar sweeps for mines or submarines as well as launching torpedoes against hostile submarines at a distance from the ship is less risky.[16] Placing sensors on remote vehicles allows the LCS to exploit concepts such as bistatic sonar.[17] DARPA's Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program aims to build a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV) that can operate from LCS-2 and can carry a payload of 600 pounds (270 kg) out to an operational radius of 600–900 nautical miles (1,100–1,700 km).

Posted by Skidmark 2022-12-26 18:47|| 2022-12-26 18:47|| Front Page Top

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