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ORIGINAL: LORDPrometheus

Not news but an opinion. Looking at the FFG-X program I am convinced the winner will be the legend class derived patrol frigate. The independence derivative will be unable to mound hull sonar due to its water jets same as the independence class. The Alvaro de bazan class is too short range and already took expensive for the programs price cap so even removing aegis would put it too high over the price when the other changes are considered. FREMM is a potential candidates but simply put too big at 6700 tons. Only the legend class derivative is built in the us has the range required fits the size wanted and can be made for the right price

Beijing is ready to join efforts with Tehran in promoting steady development of the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership, President #XiJinping said on Friday when meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

ORIGINAL: kevinkins

Would/could China out bid the US for Diego Garcia?

https://asianmilitaryreview.com/2019/06 ... go-garcia/

"Robert Heinlein and Issac Asimov, were tasked by Admiral Ernest King to help invent the combat information center (CIC)."

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedi ... r-was-1942

Found some vague references that this is true. Would be an interesting research project to flesh out the details.

Kevin

In a June 11, 1947, letter[77] to Smith from John W. Campbell (the editor of Astounding, where much of the Lensman series was
originally published). In it, Campbell relayed Captain Cal Laning's[78] acknowledgment that he had used Smith's ideas for displaying the battlespace situation (called the "tank"
in the stories) in the design of the United States Navy's ships' Combat Information Centers. "The entire set-up was taken specifically, directly, and consciously from the Directrix.
In your story, you reached the situation the Navy was in—more communication channels than integration techniques to handle it. You proposed such an integrating technique and proved
how advantageous it could be. You, sir, were 100% right. As the Japanese Navy—not the hypothetical Boskonian fleet—learned at an appalling cost."

ORIGINAL: jtoatoktoe

AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) Could start replacing AMRAAM within 3 years, in a counter to the Chinese PL-15

http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2019/June%202019/Air-Force-Developing-AMRAAM-Replacement-to-Counter-China.aspx

Excroat3, something called khordad 3 or raad

Doesn't appear to be in game.

At MAST Asia 2019, the defense exhibition and conference currently held near Tokyo, Japan, local shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (Mitsui E&S) unveiled its OPV design currently competing for a JMSDF requirement.

At MAST Asia 2019, the defense exhibition and conference currently held near Tokyo, Japan, Bell Helicopter is showcasing its combat-proven AH-1Z. The company is convinced that its Viper would be the right solution for the JGSDF.

Naval News sat down with Bell Helicopter’s John Woodbery, Asia Pacific Military Director, to find out more.

At MAST Asia 2019, the defense exhibition and conference currently held near Tokyo, Japan, local shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (Mitsui E&S) unveiled its MRSS design that could compete for a Royal Malaysian Navy requirement.

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) « 15 to 5 » transformation program involves the acquisition of three Multirole Support Ship (MRSS) ships, with a planned delivery between 2021-2025 for the first two vessels and around 2035 for the third one.

At MAST Asia 2019, the defense exhibition and conference currently held near Tokyo, Japan, Thales is showcasing the Artemis infra-red search and track (IRST) system.

A Thales Japan representative told Naval News that the company is currently proposing the Artemis IRST to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) future 30FFM Baseline 2 frigate.

At MAST Asia 2019, the defense exhibition and conference currently held near Tokyo, Japan, French company iXblue unveiled its SEADRiX USV for persistent anti-submarine warfare missions.

SEADRiX consists in the pairing of iXblue’s sea proven DRiX USV with British company SEA’s KraitArray user-configurable thin line array. The combination of both system creates an “unmanned sound barrier” system (both passive & active), similar to the famous SOSUS network, with the notable difference that the sensors are now mobile.