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2020-10-17 Science & Technology

Navy's Troubled Stealth Destroyers May Have Radars Replaced Before Ever Sailing On A Mission

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Posted by Woodrow 2020-10-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Yeah, make them SWACs - Seaborne Early Warning and Control ships. Rip out the useless guns and get more missile cells in those things too.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-10-17 05:52|| 2020-10-17 05:52|| Front Page Top

#2 I am convinced that from recruiting, to the odiferous Naval Academy, to Naval aviation, to ships at sea, to procurement and promotions, the Navy can do nothing right.

Posted by Angoluling Ulealing4735 2020-10-17 09:36|| 2020-10-17 09:36|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ Next thing you know, people will stop making fun of the USAF.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-10-17 09:46|| 2020-10-17 09:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Re:#4: Not. Gonna. Happen.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2020-10-17 10:21|| 2020-10-17 10:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Ok: should be 3. I blame the lockdown/BLM/global warming

Posted by USN, Ret. 2020-10-17 10:24|| 2020-10-17 10:24|| Front Page Top

#6 #2 I am convinced that from recruiting, to the odiferous Naval Academy, to Naval aviation, to ships at sea, to procurement and promotions, the Navy can do nothing right.

And when you consider that it's our domination of the oceans that makes us the preeminent world power, this is especially disturbing.

Posted by charger 2020-10-17 12:09|| 2020-10-17 12:09|| Front Page Top

#7 /\ How much of this is directly attributable to the Defense Department corruption?

Posted by magpie 2020-10-17 12:50|| 2020-10-17 12:50|| Front Page Top

#8 In my day, the description of the USAF was “a group of gentlemen who share a common tailor”.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2020-10-17 13:46|| 2020-10-17 13:46|| Front Page Top

#9 #7 LCS. Zumwalt. Ford. "Twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action"

But with any luck the Chinese are just stupid enough to copy these designs.

Posted by Matt 2020-10-17 14:07|| 2020-10-17 14:07|| Front Page Top

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