Originally Posted by
WideScreen
A bit "off-topic", though this dingy does not sound that good for the US it's carrier-based supremacy. Fire a couple of them to the mothership and it goes down to the bottom like Russian warships, having zero defense options against the Tsirkon. Could become pretty costly, losing both the carrier as well as its airplanes, having no place to go for landing.
I'd say it's very much on topic, as a 'lesson learned' for maritime warfare.
I have a suspicion that various folks at NAVSEA (Naval Sea Systems Command) have been working on this issue for a while, and even as far back as after the attack on the USS Cole. (Yes, in the USN, CIWS used to have a surface attack capability, but I am some years out of date on that).
Originally Posted by
NutLoose
Couldn't Biden preposition extra vehicles and weapons in support of NATO in the likes of Poland, build up a veritable stockpile of Bradley's, Patriot missiles, Stingers, Ammo etc, then if and when the budget is sorted, simply transfer them across the border into Ukraine? That would at least cut down the transportation time.
The trick is to get those pre-positioned assets which
Tartiflette Fan mentioned (intended for US Forces to use when deployed) turned over to an ally ... that could require some political deal making. See also the recent ploy to pass stuff to Greece ,who then passes stuff to Ukraine.