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Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway?

Flash said:
Geometry remains a problem. As ASCM's have gained in capability and proliferation they've also gained in range to a point where aircraft or ships can launch them from relative safety from a target much like they did in Red Storm Rising, where the Backfires only suffered at the hands of defending carrier aircraft (Aéronavale F-8's) and not the ships of the battle group.

Simply put, a carrier battle/strike group cannot effectively operate in a contested environment without AEW.
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You lost me at “geometry.”
 
Happened to see this in USNI:

FY 23 Budget: Navy Wants to Shed 24 Ships for $3.6B in Savings Over Next Five Years​

As part of its Fiscal Year 2023 budget request, the Navy plans to decommission nine Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships, five Ticonderoga-class cruisers, two Los Angeles-class submarines, four Landing Dock Ships, two oilers and two Expeditionary Transfer Docks.

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FY 23 Budget: Navy Wants to Shed 24 Ships for $3.6B in Savings Over Next Five Years - USNI News

THE PENTAGON – The Navy wants to decommission 24 ships in the upcoming fiscal year to save $3.6 billion over the next five years, the service announced today. As part of its Fiscal Year 2023 budget request, the Navy plans to decommission nine Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships, five...
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In aviation, the services will purchase:

In the aviation procurement account, the Navy and Marines are seeking $16.8 billion to buy a total of 96 aircraft for the Navy and Marine Corps – nine F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters for the Navy, four F-35Cs for the Marine Corps, 15 F-35B short take-off and vertical landing aircraft for the Marine Corps, five E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes, six multi-engine training system aircraft for the Navy, four multi-engine training system aircraft for the Marine Corps, five KC-130Js for the Marine Corps, 10 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the Marine Corps, 21 TH-73A training helicopters for the Navy, five TH-73A training helicopters, three MQ-4C Tritons for the Navy, four MQ-25A Stingrays for the Navy and five MQ-9A Reapers for the Marine Corps.
 
Curious to read what things were cut in order to make these new purchases. I’m sure more than just LCS is being cut to pay bills, so what else are we losing?
 
red_stang65 said:
Curious to read what things were cut in order to make these new purchases. I’m sure more than just LCS is being cut to pay bills, so what else are we losing?
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The rumors I hear is a lot of "lower end" acquisitions which could be useful in smaller conflicts are now on the chopping block. I guess they'll make up the difference with F-35s or something. No need to think about FLE and life-cycle costs when you'll be retired by then, I suppose.

red_stang65 said:
In Joint news, looks like the Navy will have a harder time hand waving PR requirements and hoping the USAF RQS will handle it.
breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com

Air Force ending procurement of HH-60W combat rescue helicopter in FY23 - Breaking Defense

The Air Force’s decision to curtail the buy raises major questions about the future of the service’s combat search and rescue mission.
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Regarding the Pave Hawk, 1980s to now is four decades, not two as the article appears to state.
 
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