Tango Bravo News
Sorry for the light posting, but it's been a fairly eventful week (daughter's graduation, new lawn, car shopping, etc). But, tonight's my last night of work for the week, so expect more in the next few days, including a potentially big announcement that could radically alter the sub-blogosphere.
In submarine news, the Navy is finally spending some money on next generation submarine studies. The program, designated Tango Bravo, envisions what is probably the most radical re-thinking of submarine design since the advent of nuclear power. It'll be interesting to see how it turns out...
Going deep...
posted by Bubblehead at 5:44 PM
3 Comments:
My former XO on the Miami, CDR Hasslinger is or has something to do with that program. He visited the SFO last year and we talked for awhile.
It will deal with a smaller boat, smaller crew, external propulsion, external UUV's and a host of radical changes including no hydraulic system.
It'll prollie run like a Pier Wolf for the first 10 years tho....haha.
5/28/2005 7:39 PM
Ninme -- Sub-blogosphere! That part of the blogsphere devoted to submarines! I coined the phrase, and no matter how much everyone else hates it, I'm keeping it!
5/29/2005 9:02 AM
I've seen people talking about it. Data points:
--Thermionic reactor mentioned by NR; they've done a little work on one.
--Sub numbers down down; Virginia originally Centurion / low cost boat; still same cost, high.
--Desire to dump lots of things into the water clandestinely.
I dunno if it'll ever get more than talking phase.
5/30/2005 9:27 PM
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