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Old August 6th 07, 11:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
Keith Willshaw[_2_]
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Default Submarine aircraft carrier in 2010?


"Henry J Cobb" wrote in message
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Has anybody considered equipping one of the SSGNs with a full squadron of
Cormorant MPUAVs?


Apart from DARPA you mean

The biggest problem I see with it is how do you refuel and rearm them
while submerged?


Actually thats the easy bit

The challenges are aircraft structural integrity and water tightness ,
aircraft dynamics
at the air/sea interface, engine technology to survive periodic immersion in
salt water,
and advanced composite materials development to withstand sea-surface
operations.

Pumping gas isnt exactly a new problem

Keith