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Originally posted by kach22i
If you are into what is needed by the US Navy, when, why and how much - then I suggest you read this:
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=6304&sequence=0
I read it last night (off a print out), the submarines may get smaller and be of the attack kind, this agrees with what Seahawk has been saying.
Also notice the amount of Littoral Combat Ships there will be in the future, and this topic called "Sea-Basing".
I plan to read some more next weekend, interesting stuff.
One idea was having ships not coming into port every six months for crew rotation. Instead the ship would stay out to sea for two years with partial crew changes flown in via helicopter. This is supposed to save money somehow.
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If the US Navy was restricted to operations within 200 nautical miles of the US, i.e. US waters, as they should be the discussion would change radically I'd expect.