My feeling is that the eastern Pacific to Hawaii (~2,258 nm from San Diego)i s not serious issue but coverage by P-8s, UAVs, and assorted others can handle whatever is a threat.
After that, I again go with manned and unmanned aircraft from Hawaii to about Wake, 2002 nm or so. I don't see PLAN subs and aircraft ranging that far from home. Closer to Guam, Japan, the PI - we can that means some sort escort requirement but it's more doable than all the way from California.
Reopen Wake and Midway to support the flow of sustainment shipping by air. And run a bunch of ASW unmanned subs as spot escorts alone the great circle routes.
China apparently intends to attack US/Allied logistics. Think they will use their SSNs which are not really up to facing off against US SSN for the purpose of long range logistics interdiction supported by satellite targeting.
Lots of "ifs". If Japan is a player and Taiwan holds out, the Philippine Sea will remain clear of KQ-200's. If China gains air superiority with land-based aircraft over the SCS and Philippine Sea, I suspect their SSN's and SSK's will be operating at least that far as their -200's with opportunistic forays ranging farther. I'll show my ignorance since I'm likely wrong.
Topic N232-107 Shipboard Carbon Capture and Storage
"The Department of the Navy’s recently released strategy, Climate Action 2030 [Ref 1], established aggressive targets to reduce Department-wide emissions of greenhouse gases. Despite recent advances in energy efficient technology, the Navy is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels for propulsion and power generation on its ships and aircraft, with surface ships consuming more than 12 million barrels of marine diesel annually. Achieving net zero emissions will require a combination of approaches including alternative fuels, increased hybridization, and direct carbon capture both on installations and at-sea. The latter requires adaptation of stationary carbon capture technology for shipboard application."
-and the sticky balls that gummed up Mr. Incredible.
N232-081 High Expandable Sticky and Incapacitating Foam
"The Marine Corps through the Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office (JIFCO) is seeking to develop a sticky foam material that is capable of expanding and sticking to targets in order to non-lethally entangle, restrain, and disable them."
At least they are still thinking about the aviators inevitably bailing out over water. Yay!
N232-089 Naval Aircrew Life Preserver Unit Automatic Inflation Device for Ejection Seat Equipped Aircraft
"Design and develop an innovative and affordable life preserver inflation assembly compatible with the LPU-23D/P and LPU-36A/P product lines that reduces the volume and weight, improves logistical issues of Cartridge Activated Devices (CADs), batteries, and valves, and reduces the pull force for manual inflation."
Immediate problem is that there is no protection for the sustainment shipping we have during their transit to theater.
My feeling is that the eastern Pacific to Hawaii (~2,258 nm from San Diego)i s not serious issue but coverage by P-8s, UAVs, and assorted others can handle whatever is a threat.
After that, I again go with manned and unmanned aircraft from Hawaii to about Wake, 2002 nm or so. I don't see PLAN subs and aircraft ranging that far from home. Closer to Guam, Japan, the PI - we can that means some sort escort requirement but it's more doable than all the way from California.
Reopen Wake and Midway to support the flow of sustainment shipping by air. And run a bunch of ASW unmanned subs as spot escorts alone the great circle routes.
China apparently intends to attack US/Allied logistics. Think they will use their SSNs which are not really up to facing off against US SSN for the purpose of long range logistics interdiction supported by satellite targeting.
Lots of "ifs". If Japan is a player and Taiwan holds out, the Philippine Sea will remain clear of KQ-200's. If China gains air superiority with land-based aircraft over the SCS and Philippine Sea, I suspect their SSN's and SSK's will be operating at least that far as their -200's with opportunistic forays ranging farther. I'll show my ignorance since I'm likely wrong.
We need autonomous, long duration sonobouys made with COTS components. Looking at the R&D topics the Navy released to the commercial sector last week (https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/topics-app/?baa=DOD_SBIR_2023_P1_C2), we are getting climate change -
Topic N232-107 Shipboard Carbon Capture and Storage
"The Department of the Navy’s recently released strategy, Climate Action 2030 [Ref 1], established aggressive targets to reduce Department-wide emissions of greenhouse gases. Despite recent advances in energy efficient technology, the Navy is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels for propulsion and power generation on its ships and aircraft, with surface ships consuming more than 12 million barrels of marine diesel annually. Achieving net zero emissions will require a combination of approaches including alternative fuels, increased hybridization, and direct carbon capture both on installations and at-sea. The latter requires adaptation of stationary carbon capture technology for shipboard application."
-and the sticky balls that gummed up Mr. Incredible.
N232-081 High Expandable Sticky and Incapacitating Foam
"The Marine Corps through the Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office (JIFCO) is seeking to develop a sticky foam material that is capable of expanding and sticking to targets in order to non-lethally entangle, restrain, and disable them."
At least they are still thinking about the aviators inevitably bailing out over water. Yay!
N232-089 Naval Aircrew Life Preserver Unit Automatic Inflation Device for Ejection Seat Equipped Aircraft
"Design and develop an innovative and affordable life preserver inflation assembly compatible with the LPU-23D/P and LPU-36A/P product lines that reduces the volume and weight, improves logistical issues of Cartridge Activated Devices (CADs), batteries, and valves, and reduces the pull force for manual inflation."