US military, technology, arms, tactics

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/clashreport/status/1916934104081170478 ---> VERY Interesting: The U.S. Navy lost a $60 million F-18 jet at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman, reportedly during a sharp turn to evade Houthi fire.

https://x.com/clashreport/status/1916944244838715675 ---> This is an extremely serious incident for US Navy. It would mean hostile missiles or drones got past the carrier’s layered defenses (fighters, AEGIS ships, CIWS), showing potential gaps in US naval protection. A group like the Houthis forcing a $13 billion carrier into hard maneuvers would signal a major asymmetric threat to US power projection. Such an incident would trigger a rethinking of how vulnerable carriers are to cheap, massed threats.

Super Hornet Assigned to USS Harry S. Truman Lost at Sea
https://news.usni.org/2025/04/28/super- ... ost-at-sea
28 April 2025

[Rakesh]

F-35 Had To Maneuver To Evade Houthi Surface-To-Air Missile: U.S. Official
https://www.twz.com/air/f-35-had-to-man ... s-official
13 May 2025

The incident took place during Operation Rough Rider, the enhanced bombing campaign against the Houthis launched by Trump on March 15.

[drnayar]

F-35 Had To Maneuver To Evade Houthi Surface-To-Air Missile: U.S. Official
https://www.twz.com/air/f-35-had-to-man ... s-official
13 May 2025

The incident took place during Operation Rough Rider, the enhanced bombing campaign against the Houthis launched by Trump on March 15.

The United States had not even established air superiority over the Houthis. Instead, what was emerging after 30 days of a stepped-up campaign against the Yemeni group was another expensive but inconclusive American military engagement in the region.

Whats new .. lol

How did the SAM lock onto F$$ ?

[SRajesh]

Have they hoodwinked Qatari's also into buying this white elephant???

[SRajesh]

DJT has armtwisted them into buying Boeing 787 etc and also 38Billions into air defence and maritime defence apart from Reaper drones. Overall deal 1.3 Trillion!!! No wonder US is dissing Rafale and French equipment!!

[Vayutuvan]

How did the SAM lock onto F$$ ?

$$ should be pronounced "ssss". F-xx are "Fussss".

[Vayutuvan]

DJT has armtwisted them into buying Boeing 787 etc and also 38Billions into air defence and maritime defence apart from Reaper drones.
Overall deal 1.3 Trillion!!!

Yeah, if you include KSA. Just Qatar itself is $250 billion. Pretty good though.

[srai]

^^^
Not the first big item wastage by the American… too many over the last three decades.

Signs of a superpower in decline. Very costly products becoming too complex and sensitive to own and operate.

Forget about exports. Too many restrictions and oversight. “Kill switch” suspicions.

Highly doubt success of X-47 - will be over time and over budget and plagued with problems. Innovations are not going to surpass those of emergents by all that much.

Less and less “over-achievement” as the decades go by. The peak has already occurred.

[Rakesh]

E-2 Hawkeye Replaces USAF E-3 Sentry, E-7 Cancelled In New Budget
https://www.twz.com/air/e-2-hawkeye-rep ... new-budget
11 June 2025

The E-2D is far smaller than the E-7 and lacks some of its abilities, but it can fly from austere forward bases where the E-7 cannot.

[bala]

US Air Force's YFQ-42A Stealth Fighter Breaks Cover

US unmanned AI powered jets which will tag along with regular fighters and be fully networked. Similar to CATS warrior being made in India.

watch: youtube.com/watch?v=t6nfzGA1WMk