USAF/USN 6th Gen Fighters - F/A-XX, F-X, NGAD, PCA, ASFS News & Analysis

[Hydroman]

Strategy of Denial was a pretty good read.

Has nothing to do with Egypt or if so, its a pyramid scheme.

 

[B2Blain]

Strategy of Denial was a pretty good read.

Agreed. I certainly hope that Hegseth is a front facing leader who will be the public face of the DoD with Colby as the behind the scenes orchestrator of reform. Whether there is or isn't an increase in the top line, Colby will ensure spending is prioritized for the China fight.

We need to build more ships and we need to halt the decline of the Air Force. Proceedings has a good series this month on shipbuilding. Takeaway - we don't necessarily need more shipyards. EB and Newport News were able to deliver 3 subs per year during the Reagan build up. What is needed is steady funding and a demand signal from Congress that the nation wants a larger Navy and will pay for it. It will take time to replace the experience worker which were lost.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/february/shipbuilding-deep-dive

The call to increase defense spending by $150 billion is encouraging. I was surprised by that Chris Servello on the Defense and Aeropsace Podcast said the services are unsure of how to spend it? That is pretty pathetic. How about restarting AETP for the F-35/C? Increasing AF production of the F-35 to 72? Buying spare parts. Buying more munitions? Is the industrial base that bad of a shape that it can't absorb that kind of money?

 

[Kat Tsun]

The US ICBM force is dead.

It's more that it will take 10-20 years to replace the Minuteman III with GBSD. It will be slow.

 

[In_A_Dream]

Agreed. I certainly hope that Hegseth is a front facing leader who will be the public face of the DoD with Colby as the behind the scenes orchestrator of reform. Whether there is or isn't an increase in the top line, Colby will ensure spending is prioritized for the China fight.

We need to build more ships and we need to halt the decline of the Air Force. Proceedings has a good series this month on shipbuilding. Takeaway - we don't necessarily need more shipyards. EB and Newport News were able to deliver 3 subs per year during the Reagan build up. What is needed is steady funding and a demand signal from Congress that the nation wants a larger Navy and will pay for it. It will take time to replace the experience worker which were lost.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/february/shipbuilding-deep-dive

The call to increase defense spending by $150 billion is encouraging. I was surprised by that Chris Servello on the Defense and Aeropsace Podcast said the services are unsure of how to spend it? That is pretty pathetic. How about restarting AETP for the F-35/C? Increasing AF production of the F-35 to 72? Buying spare parts. Buying more munitions? Is the industrial base that bad of a shape that it can't absorb that kind of money?

That will more than likely happen soon, I think the US aristocracy is finally realizing there is no reconciling with China and they need an "all-of-state" approach to compete with them. The US Navy & Air Force are going to get some much needed love.