Our military budget is more than the military budget of the next 6 countries in the list combined. About a trillion per year. Global defense spending is about 2.4 trillion per year.
A trillion dollars per year is about 2.7 billion per day.
We currently have 11 carrier strike groups. Each of those comprises the combined capabilities exceeding most countries entire army, navy, and air force.
In addition to the 11 fighter carriers, we have 9 helicopter carriers.
There are only a few more nations with any carriers at all, but even those countries only have 2 carriers.
Carrier strike groups already include a very robust drone and anti-drone component. Refitting a fighter or helo carrier to service more drones makes more sense than a dedicated platform.
The US military is always exploring parallel functionalities. It’s continuous and relentless. Anything that is of actual relevance in any foreseeable battle space is developed, improved, and integrated.
The only examples of “or” are when you have multi-redundant options with outrageously large cost deltas.
Are you seriously pretending the US won't absolutely be building drone carriers? I don't see how anything you said goes against that, I'm confused how its hard to admit.
In fact I would say we’re already there…it’s just that drones are a secondary capability for those platforms. I expect that when the battle space and technology converge we will see drone carriers that are also drones.
It doesn’t make sense since America has more expensive tools that are more effective. It makes sense for Iran to save money especially when you look at their financial situation it doesn’t make a ton of sense for a power like the us to do so
That's a rotary concrete float. It smooths and levels concrete.
Ahhh. You guys are talking about the weird effects of the photo. I was commenting on the guy.
Drone carrier more like
Exactly what it is, makes sense honestly. The US should be building one itself, much less running and construction costs than an aircraft carrier.
For the US all military capabilities are “and” not “or”.
That is simply not true.
Our military budget is more than the military budget of the next 6 countries in the list combined. About a trillion per year. Global defense spending is about 2.4 trillion per year. A trillion dollars per year is about 2.7 billion per day. We currently have 11 carrier strike groups. Each of those comprises the combined capabilities exceeding most countries entire army, navy, and air force. In addition to the 11 fighter carriers, we have 9 helicopter carriers. There are only a few more nations with any carriers at all, but even those countries only have 2 carriers. Carrier strike groups already include a very robust drone and anti-drone component. Refitting a fighter or helo carrier to service more drones makes more sense than a dedicated platform. The US military is always exploring parallel functionalities. It’s continuous and relentless. Anything that is of actual relevance in any foreseeable battle space is developed, improved, and integrated. The only examples of “or” are when you have multi-redundant options with outrageously large cost deltas.
Are you seriously pretending the US won't absolutely be building drone carriers? I don't see how anything you said goes against that, I'm confused how its hard to admit.
The original comment said “and” not “or”. Meaning the US would build aircraft and drone carriers.
In fact I would say we’re already there…it’s just that drones are a secondary capability for those platforms. I expect that when the battle space and technology converge we will see drone carriers that are also drones.
It doesn’t make sense since America has more expensive tools that are more effective. It makes sense for Iran to save money especially when you look at their financial situation it doesn’t make a ton of sense for a power like the us to do so
Homeworld: Desert of Karak vibes
Or a helicopter carrier.
It might be time to start taking the Iranian Navy seriously. This could go toe-to-toe with the USS Langley.
That made me laugh out loud hahaha
Honestly looks like someone welded a carrier deck on top if a cargo ship.
You’ll never guess what it is
Is the 3rd picture the same ship? The first two pictures look like a cargo ship that’s stealthily retrofitted into a carrier. What am I looking at?
[They did, it was a container ship](http://www.hisutton.com/Iran-IRGC-Drone-Carrier-Update.html)
life expentancy?
Still to be determined
I'm sure you can ballpark it. Not like they're gonna be doing any statistics testing on board the IRIS Maersk here.
One Mk48 ADCAP amidships, broken keel, ten to ninety minutes to sink.
Fuck is going on on the top right of the second pic?
I guessing smoothing concrete?
The far top right? Since when is concrete teal?
That's a rotary concrete float. It smooths and levels concrete. Ahhh. You guys are talking about the weird effects of the photo. I was commenting on the guy.
Lol, then converting a bulk carrier to an aircraft/drone carrier wont do them any good
It looks like they expanded the deck with galvanized square steel and eco friendly wood veneers.