I don’t know if I’ve said it here, but I do not believe all these military ship and aircraft accidents are pilot fault. I’ve thought, all along, that they were hacked, and the government is not letting us know.
....and no, my tin foil hat does not need reconfiguring.
I don’t think you’re alone in that. Some actor may have performed some electronic mischief. But in the two incidents I’m familiar with about ship collisions, the stories lead me to think they could have been avoided if an attentive watch were active on deck.
We’re too reliant on our gadgets and gizmos!
I concur.
I strongly disagree with you.
Planes have always crashed, and will crash. Particularly military planes which have to train like they fight...aggressively.
The ship collisions (particularly the USS Fitzgerald and the USS McCain, not to mention the grounding of the USS Port Royal a few years back) are 100%, undeniably poor training and readiness.
Having looked closely at all three of the nautical scenarios, the conclusions are inescapable. The US Navy has gotten so far away from sound seamanship and so involved in social engineering that officers and crews are poorly trained. Combined with high cycle deployments, it is a recipe for mishaps.
The Navy itself had to reluctantly admit based on the incontrovertible evidence they their training, processes, and procedures are substandard.
It isn’t “hacking”. Not even close.