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No we couldn't. USN can't have nice things. :D Sadly At this point we’d be a lot better off canceling the Constellation program and firing everyone involved. Then go out and contract with the various foreign shipyards that are building modern frigates and accepting them as is with the only “modific...

Seems somebody needs a diet: Troubled Constellation Frigate Is Now At Least 759 Metric Tons Overweight. https://www.twz.com/sea/troubled-constellation-frigate-is-now-at-least-759-metric-tons-overweight Me too, Constellation, me too. Seems we can upgrade it to destroyer as the Constellation frigate ...

You could have had the Type 26 you know. 😉 No we couldn't. USN can't have nice things. :D Sadly At this point we’d be a lot better off canceling the Constellation program and firing everyone involved. Then go out and contract with the various foreign shipyards that are building modern frigates and ...

Lordroel wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 6:03 pm Seems somebody needs a diet:

Troubled Constellation Frigate Is Now At Least 759 Metric Tons Overweight.

https://www.twz.com/sea/troubled-conste ... overweight

This is an absolute travesty.

That’s pretty crazy!!

Was that 16 times or 16 seconds?

Where did he have his backup chute hidden?

jemhouston wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 12:21 am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-G9UElfmA

From Battleship New Jersey

Extra bonus, visitors who tour the reactor compartment don’t need flashlights at night…

Electrifying!!

Nathan45 wrote: ↑Tue May 27, 2025 1:16 pm A disturbing reality to me is even if AI won't spontaneously become self aware human idiots will deliberately make malicious AIs for everything from shit posting to making coordinated terrorist drone strikes on schools. It's only a matter of time.

The shit posters are already running wild!!

Awesome! Loved it.

Hats off to the announcers and the crowd clearly loved it!

The last one in the race was in a pickle and working hard to catch up….

Now this is cool! ______________________________________________________________________________________________ The Navy’s New Secret Sauce for Drone Swarms ? Microwaves ! It’s not just for your Hungry Man TV dinner anymore… By Wes O'Donnell 20 May 2025 Leonidas H20, courtesy Epirus Let’s face it: ...

Sarah Conner was unavailable for comment….. Think of how much fun and excitement you’d have when you find out that your AI Assistant has a cold, as in a virus. We have enough fun with hackers today. The Brave New World of AI hackers running wild is not on my bucket list. As someone said, there must ...

https://www.foxnews.com/world/kim-jong-un-left-fuming-after-north-koreas-new-destroyer-damaged-failed-launch oopsie. I actually feel kinda sorry for the shipyard workers and staff. Things are not going to go well for them. Kim Jong Un is not known for being forgiving and is known for some brutal met...

jemhouston wrote: ↑Thu May 22, 2025 10:51 am I don't think they'd go after the satellites themselves, but more likely a cyber attack or a kinetic attack on the ground stations

Yep. That’s our strategy too

There was a report that SpaceX was developing a recon satellite that looked like a normal Starlink one. You could insert them with a regular deployment and it would communicate via the standard protocols. In short, you wouldn't be able to tell which of the Starlinks are normal and which are recons....

I like the terms in the article

“Ancient”

“Primordial”

Etc

Just what I need to read talking about the “ancient” systems that I upgraded to….

Craiglxviii wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 8:21 am Has someone pointed out that Dave-B actually <does> have two engines?

Nope. A gear driven lift fan, not an engine

just watched Mooch's video on this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGWMQn4oOVw during this the president's discussion of the; F-35 upgrade (real program) F-55 twin engine upgrade of the F-35 F-22 upgrade (real program) add to this the already announced; F-47 (real program) F-15EX "Super Eagle&...

I’m reminded of President JFK directing the USN to add some 5” guns to our missile cruisers. Of course, JFK did have some cred in that Now, politicians engaging in detailed technical requirements might sound odd HOWEVER That’s who authorizes programs and appropriates the money so…….. And the USN ha...

And then there was the reporter on a zoom call who “self pleasured” himself during a break with the camera live

I’m reminded of President JFK directing the USN to add some 5” guns to our missile cruisers. Of course, JFK did have some cred in that Now, politicians engaging in detailed technical requirements might sound odd HOWEVER That’s who authorizes programs and appropriates the money so…….. And the USN has...