@MikeSlagh Critiquing defense tech funds for bringing on former operators is akin to faulting health tech companies for using doctors for diligence. In this realm, acquisitions executives mirror the role of insurance execs, each contributing significant value to their respective funds.
@wolfejosh Insightful thoughts from @billmaher on progress: things change. Reflecting on family history, my grandfather, a torpedo squadron CO, lost his life over Okinawa during WWII's final days. Fast forward to 2017, I led VFA-115 in Japan, safeguarding the very nation he fought. Progress
@MikeBlack114 Of the very few details given in this post by @PalmerLuckey I think @MikeBlack114 is missing the important part.
Regardless of “mission set”, does the DoD buy aircraft that pull 9G’s and go Mach.95 - YES
Is it a win to have an alternative that is a fraction of the cost- YES
@FarvaPrice Best acronym in Naval Aviation, Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies.
@theglide888 @samstrades@MarkHertling OPLANs are not policy. They are contingency documents that require numerous and varied assumptions to occurs before they would be implemented by NSC orders and even then only after they had been adapted to the current state of play.
@FarvaPrice As a mobile force projection platform against basically any country in the region, this is a serious capability. Angled deck is a first and nuclear propulsion isn’t necessary in their own backyard. They don’t need to be Blue Water. This thing is for 🇻🇳🇵🇭 even 🇦🇺🇯🇵not 🇺🇸.
@JonesGP1996@FarvaPrice It’s a basic metric that doesn’t directly translate to capability. However, the general size does equate to the number of aircraft it can carry. It also looks impressive especially if you’re a small nation around the South China Sea.
@DavidLarter The factory line was running especially smooth the day it produced IKE Glover. He is one of the best Naval Officers I have known. While I was trying to keep my head above water as a Dept Head in VFA-195, he was using his down time to run a book club for the squadron. Fly Navy!