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Are they phasing out the S-3 too?
Is the S-3 Viking going to be retired? According to this article here
they want to axe it asap http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/1204527.html Wouldn't this make the F-18 the only fast jet asset the navy can field until the f-35 becomes available? Thank god theres no "F/C-18" . Whatever happened to the navy that field 4 different types of strike aircraft per deployment? |
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Prowlus wrote:
Is the S-3 Viking going to be retired? Yes. This was announced years ago. IIRC, as soon as there are two squadrons of Super Hornets in each carrier airwing, the Vikings are gone. According to this article here they want to axe it asap http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/1204527.html Wouldn't this make the F-18 the only fast jet asset the navy can field until the f-35 becomes available? Well, most people would not consider the Hornet and Super Hornet to be the same type, so make that two fast jets. Thank god theres no "F/C-18" . Whatever happened to the navy that field 4 different types of strike aircraft per deployment? The last time a single carrier had four types of tactical aircraft (i.e., fighter or attack types) was probably the 1970s. For the 1980s, it was usually F-14s, A-6s, and either A-7s or F/A-18Cs. Since the mid-1990s, it's been just F-14s and F/A-18Cs. Over the next few years, it's going to become F/A-18Cs and F/A-18Es and Fs. When the Joint Strike Fighter hits the fleet, the air wings' tactical component will be F/A-18E/Fs and F-35s. -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right, when wrong to be put right." - Senator Carl Schurz, 1872 |
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Does your question imply that the S-3 was fast?
-Moe "Thomas Schoene" wrote in message ink.net... Prowlus wrote: Is the S-3 Viking going to be retired? Yes. This was announced years ago. IIRC, as soon as there are two squadrons of Super Hornets in each carrier airwing, the Vikings are gone. According to this article here they want to axe it asap http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/1204527.html Wouldn't this make the F-18 the only fast jet asset the navy can field until the f-35 becomes available? Well, most people would not consider the Hornet and Super Hornet to be the same type, so make that two fast jets. Thank god theres no "F/C-18" . Whatever happened to the navy that field 4 different types of strike aircraft per deployment? The last time a single carrier had four types of tactical aircraft (i.e., fighter or attack types) was probably the 1970s. For the 1980s, it was usually F-14s, A-6s, and either A-7s or F/A-18Cs. Since the mid-1990s, it's been just F-14s and F/A-18Cs. Over the next few years, it's going to become F/A-18Cs and F/A-18Es and Fs. When the Joint Strike Fighter hits the fleet, the air wings' tactical component will be F/A-18E/Fs and F-35s. -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right, when wrong to be put right." - Senator Carl Schurz, 1872 |
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Prowlus wrote:
Is the S-3 Viking going to be retired? According to this article here they want to axe it asap http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/1204527.html Wouldn't this make the F-18 the only fast jet asset the navy can field until the f-35 becomes available? Thank god theres no "F/C-18" . Whatever happened to the navy that field 4 different types of strike aircraft per deployment? Don't you know The F/A 18 is the Swiss Army Knife of Naval Aviation. Even has a toothpick! ;-) |
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"Andrew C. Toppan" wrote in message ... On 24 Jan 2005 15:57:21 -0800, (Prowlus) wrote: Is the S-3 Viking going to be retired? Yes. This has been known for years. with of course no replacement, leaving the carrier force wide open to submarine attack... |
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In article ,
"Jeroen Wenting" wrote: Is the S-3 Viking going to be retired? Yes. This has been known for years. with of course no replacement, leaving the carrier force wide open to submarine attack... I think the HS squadrons might take issue with that statement. ; ) --Mike |
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:33:26 +0100, "Jeroen Wenting"
wrote: with of course no replacement, leaving the carrier force wide open to submarine attack... (1) S-3s do NOT do anti-submarine warfare at all.This mission was eliminated some years ago. (2) Carriers embark SH-60Fs (later MH-60Rs) and are escorted by FFGs, DDGs, CGs, and SSNs, all of which are excellent ASW platforms. They are not "wide open". -- Andrew Toppan --- --- "I speak only for myself" "Haze Gray & Underway" - Naval History, DANFS, World Navies Today, Photo Features, Military FAQs, and more - http://www.hazegray.org/ |
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with of course no replacement, leaving the carrier force wide open to submarine attack... What submarines? Most of the ex-Soviet Union's subs are rusting away at their docks. The submarines from other countries are diesel and noisy and therefore not all that much of a threat. JD |
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"Joe Delphi" wrote in message ink.net... The submarines from other countries are diesel and noisy and therefore not all that much of a threat. Yes, but when they shut down those diesels and lurk, they get very quiet indeed! Their small size makes them even harder to find. The last I heard, the US Navy considers conventional submarines to be a significant threat. Vaughn |
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