[ExI] robo-rescue

[John Clark]

On Thu, Jun 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

*> How do we know it is huge *


*The Navy says a Trump class battleship will displace between 35,000
and 41,000 tons.*

*> or how much it costs?*


*The Navy says a Trump class battleship will cost between $17.4 billion and
$22 billion. And the US military is, to put it politely, not well known for
underestimating its cost estimates. *

*>  It might be that battleship is the size of a city bus*


 *41,000 tons is pretty big for a city bus. *


> *> and costs less than the missile sent against it, *


*And pigs might fly.  *

*> but emits a radar signature that looks like a traditional battleship.*


*Why in the hell would the US military want to ENHANCE the radar
cross-section of its warships or planes?!*

*John K Clark*






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> *>…It's interesting that a drone boat was able to rescue the crew of a
> helicopter, but I think it's even more interesting that a $20,000 Iranian
> drone was able to knock a AH-64 Apache attack helicopter out of the air
> which cost between 52 and 100 million dollars depending on how many bells
> and whistles it had. This should make anybody think twice before they
> decide to build a huge "Trump class" battleship. *
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