I just finished a McHale’s Navy re-run.
Can they water ski behind the LCS?
If not, it’s worthless.
Don’t buy before design. Change orders cost more than a ship. Maybe hold contractor responsible for mission parameters?
Looks to me like the Navy’s management has been woefully and deliberately misdirected into all sorts of social warfare experiments and “job creation” activities with a horrible impact on the Navy’s war fighting mission. Mad Dog Mattis, being a retired Marine general, will be the perfect man to attack this problem, especially because the Marines are part of the Navy. Indeed, the Russians go so far as to call theirs “naval infantry.”
As a retired systems architect, I can tell you that this is endemic throughout the DoD Acquisition Establishment. There is a disciplined, formal approach called the Department of Defense Architecture Framework, which if followed, would prevent what is happening to programs such as the F-35, LCS, etc. While most give lip service to "following DoDAF", that is all it is.
The so-called experts already "know" what has to be done, and they do not want any contrary opinion, especially one based on reality!
I really enjoyed the challenge of applying my military and engineering experience to the disciplined approach, but am relieved to be retired now as I see the programs that blew-off my work running over-schedule and over-budget and/or being cancelled.