Comments on: Signal Changes

By: reshtet

reshtet — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:05:49 +0000

What a sorry article for the Navy!
They have more ships than anything else?
And they aren’t using them correctly? They make
enlisted people so confused its not even funny!

By: Camp

Camp — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:17:00 +0000

At some point you’d think that programs “running aground” like this would become criminal. In that, either somebody is greatly underestimating costs to gain contracts, or altering the specifications to the extent that it is no longer the original product to be purchased. If it’s the latter, then they really need a better approval mechanism… maybe to be exercised only by the Secretary of Defense and/or by the Congress.
What prevents the Navy from starting out with a ship & subsystems that are known to work? Then as new developments occur, and are proven to work. Spiral the new systems into production or a future retrofit. By doing so, you would break subsystem R&D programs (ie. railgun) from the main ship-building effort, and avoid cap-sizing the entire project.
“Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs:“
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL32109.pdf

By: miguel

miguel — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:25:41 +0000

the DDG.…Is going to cost a lot more then 3 billion … wait to the bill comes in from cost overruns etc.

By: Prometheus

Prometheus — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:49:51 +0000

going back to the burke has nothing to do what the zumwalt can or cant do.
missledefense right now can only been done by ships that have a very special make-up, the 7 baseline 2 ticos cant do it, the Flight IIA burkes cant do it.
The biggest joke is the fact that somehow The maker of both the new dualband radar of the DDG-1000 and the Standard Missle is not able to bring those two togehter, Laughable.
in the end it is an industrial or political choose not a millitary one.
The new Flight III Burkes could be interesting though. why not put at least one AGS on them?

By: Prometheus

Prometheus — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:48:54 +0000

By: Torpedo8

Torpedo8 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:17:35 +0000

In the end, the problem is the Pentagon, which has become a highly-armed version of the UN. Internecine fighting and bureacracy have drained the place of innovation while adding years to needed change.
Dump the whole process, it can’t be reformed. Find 20 guys who know what they’re doing and let them make all the decisions. Lobbyists and senators should not make war-fighting decisions.
Or doesn’t anyone remember Goat Island and the dud torpedos of WWII?

By: Jimbo Jones

Jimbo Jones — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:22:03 +0000

You yanks will never get your half as good as it needs to be in the in the future because those that run the programs seem to be totally inept, pretty much like your airforce too. In summary Yanks were great at making sht hot weapons of war, could still make more sht hot weapons if it weren’t for your pathetic inept program management/funding bs. Keep it up like it is at the moment and your screwed, big time screwed.Such a pity.
Awaits news of the next multi billion fck up to be cancelled and thrown on the scrap heap due to pathetic management.…

By: LEP

LEP — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:37:12 +0000

“Defense News” has reported that the U.S. Navy (USN) leadership became concerned about the anti-missile defense capabilities of the Zumwalt class against new Chinese ballistic missiles that are being developed — deployed in the anti-surface warfare role. Thus, the USN has shown a preference for the upgraded Arleigh Burke platform rather than for a larger number of Zumwalt destroyers.