The post that was quoted here has been removedI don't know that that's entirely fair, there's an episode of the Simpsons where they visit a US Airforce Base and Side Show Bob steals an atomic weapon (but it's a 1950's one and past it's sell buy date, but he couldn't resist the retro-look) to get them to ban television. They have an air display and the announcer says: "Pride of the US Marine Corps, the British Harrier Jump Jet." (from memory), which joke wouldn't have any resonance if they weren't conscious of it.
An actual complete warship is pretty major, most countries don't like doing that just for the employment implications.
@athousandyoung saidAm I right in thinking that this is the class of ship that was initially being jointly developed with Britain. Development was split because Britain wanted an anti-aircraft destroyer and so produced the Type 45, whereas the Italians and French wanted a more balanced warship.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/italy-s-fincantieri-will-build-newest-class-of-us-navy-warships/ar-BB13ASFN?ocid=spartandhp
@athousandyoung saidI'm wondering why the US military is ordering more warships in the 1st place. I think we already have enough.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/italy-s-fincantieri-will-build-newest-class-of-us-navy-warships/ar-BB13ASFN?ocid=spartandhp
@mchill saidI imagine that they're probably decommisioning some old ones, or selling them to North Korea or something.
I'm wondering why the US military is ordering more warships in the 1st place. I think we already have enough.
@deepthought saidI'm not sure.
Am I right in thinking that this is the class of ship that was initially being jointly developed with Britain. Development was split because Britain wanted an anti-aircraft destroyer and so produced the Type 45, whereas the Italians and French wanted a more balanced warship.
wikipedia.org/wiki/FREMM_multipurpose_frigate
@mchill saidThe US made Oliver Hazard Perry and the controversial LCS frigates need replacement I guess. It says something that US designed ships are being replaced with a southern European design. The theme of US manufacturing being outsourced has been around for a while and is getting worse.
I'm wondering why the US military is ordering more warships in the 1st place. I think we already have enough.