We’re going to need them.
Good move. Though less capable, the FFGs were retired at too early an age years ago.
Too late for Spruance/Kidd.
Don’t forget the old Gearing class!
Forget making more copies of the ill-conceived Zumwalt. That thing belongs in the same display case with the city softball shorts worn by the White Sox in the 70’s.
I just want to see more Balao-class submarines back in service.....
Now all they have to do is fix the massive training failures, not to mention spare part problems. Then they will actually have to find the deployable bodies to man the ships ...
And meanwhile, NONE of the Little Crappy Ships will be able to make a deployment this year due to poor material conditions (i.e., broke or never actually worked), none of the miraculous ASW or MIW modules are operationally functional, and hiccups in the specialized training pipeline. Recommend all take a look at today’s edition of CDR Salamander. When senior personnel know the truth and refuse to acknowledge it, they are part of the problem, not the solution.
What we really need to do is take and run with the Arsenal Ship concept.
Put a couple of those with each CBG, and we’ll have a good chance of defeating anything that attacks them.
A step toward cutting USN’s losses on the LCS?