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> Naval vessels are largely outdated technology Depends on the purpose. For patrolling, shipping, and disaster relief, it's a lot cheaper and more flexible (in
by Supermancho 2y ago
> Naval vessels are largely outdated technology
Depends on the purpose. For patrolling, shipping, and disaster relief, it's a lot cheaper and more flexible (in terms of utility et al) than airplanes.
- bell-cot 2y agoAdd in airplanes being extremely fragile, never all-weather, needing a nearby base to do even a vague approximation of station-keeping, having vastly lower payloads, ...
- ranger207 2y agoOr anti-submarine warfare, or visit-board-search-and-seizure, or persistent and powerful sensors, or ballistic missile defense...