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2016-12-22 Government

How the Navy’s Zumwalt-Class Destroyers Ran Aground

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Posted by Pappy 2016-12-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 They ran aground as soon as they put pen to paper.

Posted by gorb 2016-12-22 00:41|| 2016-12-22 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 The Navy, like the donks, needs to spend some time in front of a mirror trying to figure out what's wrong with it. A fair amount is 8 years of Obama flag promotions, but the problems go back much farther. And it's not just the Navy. Look at the F-35. At least the Army got out of the FCS early. But nothing has been done to improve the survivability of the branch that takes 80 percent of the casualties. I'd happily trade one Zumwalt for systems that would rescue infantry casualties by 50% while increasing their lethality. A swamp worth draining.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2016-12-22 08:08|| 2016-12-22 08:08|| Front Page Top

#3 To put it bluntly, when you haven't fought a real war in 70 years, you tend to do stupid stuff like this.

A few years back, I commented about the Navy being "a Fortune 100 Company in uniform." In front of a flag officer, his staff and my CO and her staff. It didn't go over well.

There are advantages to being a civil servant at times.

Posted by Pappy 2016-12-22 08:53|| 2016-12-22 08:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Hmmm, maybe they should let the Air Force design the ships and pick the contractors and the Navy design the Aircraft/contractors then let the Marines have veto powers over the results. Sec. Maddog doesn't like either one, do over.

Posted by Jeasing Creque5352 2016-12-22 15:08|| 2016-12-22 15:08|| Front Page Top

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