Isn’t it also true that many of these ships operate with a crew of 20-25? Goodbye opportunities for our young men and women to enjoy a career in the Navy. Only a very few will pass the recruitment tests.
The Navy is saying goodbye to America. That’s how I see it.
In the future, the majority of ships in the Navy will be operated by remote control and the Navy will be a completely alien force. I fear for the future of this country.
>>In the future, the majority of ships in the Navy will be operated by remote control and the Navy will be a completely alien force. I fear for the future of this country.<<
Theoretically, we haven’t needed human pilots in any aircraft for 20 years. But we still stick people in ‘em anyway.
You might be a little premature in your bleak assessment.
It is true that costs are being reduced...but if you look at each vessels specs you will see the crew requirements. None of them are 25. The smallest, the Littoral Combat Ships will use 100-115. The carrier crew will be reduced by maybe a thousand but will still have a compliment of 4,600. So this assertion is simply not true.
LOL! Not in your lifetime.
Warships are very temperamental and need lots of TLC. There is always something that needs fixing, tweaking, adjusting, replacing and/or painting.
A fully automated ship is a science fiction fantasy.