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This is the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system, also known as Skyhook. It is a system used by the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Air Force, and United States Navy for retrieving individuals on the ground using aircraft such as the MC-130E Combat Talon I and B-17 Flying Fortress. Had you ever heard about it before? 🤔 #midwestatc #aviation #aviationlovers #aviationgeek #aviationdaily #airplanelovers #aviationhistory #history

The Navy should retain the Ticonderoga-class cruisers until a suitable replacement is available to ensure continuity of critical capabilities and operational presence. These cruisers offer a unique blend of air defense, anti-submarine warfare, and land attack capabilities that are essential for maintaining maritime superiority and force projection. Retaining them until a new platform is ready would prevent any capability gaps and maintain a robust and versatile naval force. Keeping the Ticonderoga-class cruisers longer ensures that the Navy can continue to leverage their proven performance and contribute effectively to global security until a suitable successor is fully operational and integrated into the fleet.

https://buff.ly/3wf3vvd Some long-awaited and welcome news today with the release of the Government's blueprint for the future development of the Navy's Surface Combatant Fleet. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP stated: “This significant advancement in Navy capability that will be delivered under this plan requires a strong, sovereign defence industry. “This plan ensures Navy’s future fleet can meet our strategic circumstances by delivering a larger and more lethal fleet sooner and secures the future of naval shipbuilding in Australia, supporting 3,700 direct jobs over the next decade and thousands of indirect jobs for decades to come.” The independent analysis of Navy’s surface combatant fleet emphasised the need for immediate action to boost Navy’s air defence, long-range strike, presence and anti-submarine warfare capabilities. We look forward to hearing more over the coming days and weeks of how this will translate into priority programs for both acquisition and sustainment initiatives.

Aircraft Lauch & Recovery Systems are crucial in establishing and maintaining air superiority in the fight and Parts Life, Inc. & DeVal Lifecycle Support play a critical role in supporting this program….. War Fighter First ….

Possession of war machines and implements does not confer any advantage without the appropriate systems to qualify crews and sustain these assets. The acquisition of ships, weapons platforms and combat equipment add to the inventory and offer potential to effectively engage in combat. However, it does not bestow outright advantage to a naval force. Besides the technology used, the men behind the machines at the operational and sustainment levels are equally as, or even more important. While it is satisfying and confidence-boosting to have the material assets, their proper and effective operation and upkeep have to be established and made to function effectively to realize the capabilities made possible by these new additions.  

Possession of war machines and implements does not confer any advantage without the appropriate systems to qualify crews and sustain these assets. The acquisition of ships, weapons platforms and combat equipment add to the inventory and offer potential to effectively engage in combat. However, it does not bestow outright advantage to a naval force. Besides the technology used, the men behind the machines at the operational and sustainment levels are equally as, or even more important. While it is satisfying and confidence-boosting to have the material assets, their proper and effective operation and upkeep have to be established and made to function effectively to realize the capabilities made possible by these new additions.  

Wonderful piece by Sandy… Logistics and Distributed Lethality Today, the U.S. Navy operates using a modern doctrine of ‘distributed lethality’ – more ships, with more weapons, more widely dispersed. With this operating concept permanently in place, the requirement to support an expanding network of deployed and ashore naval forces calls for increasing the numbers of combat logistics forces and modernizing them sooner rather than later. Robust logistics are more than ‘nice to have’ for distributed forces; they’re mandatory. https://lnkd.in/gNtv8kzN

In this piece, the author writes: "“Mobility and maneuver in a maritime environment, that’s the biggest challenge to us,” Angell said." In the INDOPACIFIC... "In addition to combat logistic mission support, the same CMV-22 tiltrotor aircraft could also be tasked to perform medevac, search and rescue, and logistics delivery duties critical to the submarine force.  If an Indo-Pacific war comes, whether already organized, trained, equipped and ready – or not – VRM CMV-22 Ospreys and their crews will be asked to execute these kinds of missions. They will be the most ready, capable, and available squadrons in the region to get the job done, to save lives, and to keep the US Navy and Marine Corps forces fighting" "The Osprey’s mission flexibility, expanded flight regimes, and operational capabilities provide the CLF with new and unmatched support options and opportunities. In the future the small but expandable number of VRM squadrons could be employed to rapidly create and support networks of Forward Logistic Support Sites (FLSS), much closer to the fight than would have previously been possible.  Almost like a constantly reconfiguring, mobile, mini hub-and-spoke system, networks of FLSSs could be organized for mobility, and regularly shifted and displaced to complicate targeting and use the existing airfield infrastructure located throughout the first and second island chains of the Indo-Pacific region" (Hanifen).  https://lnkd.in/gfUygufn

🚢 A Game-Changer for Naval Operations: At-Sea Missile Reloading🚀 For the first time in years, the U.S. Navy has successfully trialled a revolutionary device for reloading missile magazines aboard destroyers and cruisers – the TRAM system. This breakthrough at-sea capability was demonstrated aboard the USS Chosin off the coast of San Diego, using a hydraulically-powered system to reload its MK 41 vertical launching system, proving just how critical this advancement could be for operational readiness in remote areas. In the vast expanse of the Western Pacific, where safe ports are few and far between, this innovation ensures that U.S. destroyers and cruisers can stay in the fight longer without returning to port, significantly reducing downtime. As Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said, “Today, we proved just how game-changing TRAM truly is - and what a powerful deterrent it will be to our competitors.” With the capability to reload at sea, the Navy enhances its warfighting capacity and ensures more agility in responding to threats. The reintroduction of this at-sea reloading capability could be operational within the next three years, marking a huge step forward in maintaining global maritime security. It's incredible to witness advancements like these that reshape the future of naval operations and provide a strategic edge where it's most needed. #Shipping #SpotShip