US Navy Tells Shipping Industry Hormuz Escorts Not Possible For Now. The Navy’s assessments spell continued disruption to Middle East oil exports, and contradicts Trump. “There are not enough naval vessels to do that… One or two vessels can be overwhelmed by a swarm of fast boats or drones.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/navy-shipping-industry-strait-of-hormuz_n_69b0e208e4b0f0830ae5ad8c
Posted by mafco
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Maybe that’s something that should have been considered before Trump and Netanyahu started their war.
“For Now” is quite something, given that to change the situation they’d need to pull at least a few dozen competently built and designed frigates out of their ass, when they haven’t developed a decent escort craft of any sort since the Soviet Union was kicking around