gCaptain offers some interesting ideas for the Coast Guard, and a challenge to find more, “Top 10 Technology Ideas for the Coast Guard.”
Top 10 Technology ideas for the Coast Guard
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Susitna Ferry, Funded by Office of Naval Research, Sea Warfare & Weapons Dept., Tranformer, More Than Meets the Eye
Ice breaking, Catamaran, SWATH, variable draft. At the very minimum this has to be a challenge to the Marine inspectors.
http://ww1.matsugov.us/ferry/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=2
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?177898-Successful-launch-of-Susitna-Ferry
Implications for the Arctic?
“Top 10 Recent Failures of the Coast Guard”
When people voluntarily give you a critique, you probably ought to at least listen. Below are links to a critique offered by a mariner, apparently one of considerable experience. I personally don’t feel qualified to comment on most of it, because it relates to mission areas where I have had little or no experience, but perhaps some of you will get something from it.
Part 1: http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/places-uscg-dropping-ball-part/
Part 2: http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/top-10-recent-failures-of-the-uscg-part-2/#more-13783
Cruise missiles from Container Ships
Interesting article here: The Problem with Proliferation: Cruise Missile Edition, highlights an emerging capability to arm container ships with cruise missiles.
For more information about the launch system including a short animated film with US equipment in the hands of the bad guys, lookhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/mbUU_9bOcnM“> here.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 