US Navy gives up the ghost on its failed ‘urban street fighter’

Asia Times ^

[DIRTYSECRET]

At least they found out.

[Fai Mao]

Thank you Obama

[Billthedrill]

I have a mental vision of haze gray and underway up a Detroit boulevard here. Could be a little tough to maneuver but the liberty would be awesome.

[Reno89519]

I served a bit on the USS Coral Sea (CV-43) and had a chance while teaching up at one of the shipyards to tour one of these littoral ships in Wisconsin. I recall the multi-feet thick doors in rudder area on the Coral Sea versus the paper thin construction of the littoral ship. Just not comparable. These littoral ships were not built to even withstand a 50 caliber bullet.

[G Larry]

"Requirements Compatibility Analysis" is an engineering assessment to determine whether the design requirements in the A, B, and C level specifications are compatible or whether they conflict with each other.

Too often, political concerns override physics and the state of the art.

[Srednik]

Most likely, some well-connected shlubs made big money on a ship the Navy never wanted or needed. Zumwalt, in the 70’s was big on the “high/low mix” and look where it left us.

[GOPJ]

Maybe the people making stupid Navy decisions got their jobs based on sexual kink, color, or ‘daddy’ pull... rather than on being capable. Like most of DC...

[ClearCase_guy]

Zumwalt Destroyers — swell idea but cost too much, could not perform it’s primary mission, was a failed program.

LCS— not needed, hard to maintain, pointless ship, failed program.

Meanwhile, over on the Air Force side, the USAF would dearly love to cancel the A-10 because it is a proven workhorse, marvelous in its critical role, and loved by the Army. The air force hasn’t managed to kill it yet but they sure want to.

We think we are militarily strong, but I have my doubts.

[Rappini]

Some rich cats are going to picking these ships up for song and make them into Yachts.

[Carl Vehse]

Who were the admirals and politicians pushing to build these aluminum can "littoral ships"??

In the Foreword to a 65-page 2014 report, "The Littoral Combat Ship: How Got Here, and Why" by Robert O. Work, Robert C. (Barney) Rubel (Dean, Center for Naval Warfare Studies) stated: "[E]very Chief of Naval Operations since Admiral Vern Clark has supported the program."

[Waverunner]

I surprised they didn't gift them to Ukraine, so they can charge the money to a foreign aid account and recoup the money for the next doomed project.
Zhou Bhi Deng would love his 10%.

[Cen-Tejas]

.......went on the Coral Sea many times in Sasebo delivering registered mail.

That ship was awesome. On the go constantly.

[Pete Dovgan]

All of the LCS’s should have a new class designation.

The OBAMA/BIDEN class. They were responsible, they own this disaster, and the mention of every one of these ships should bring up the Administration and decisions that made them.

[COBOL2Java]

They should have gone with the Army's EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

[dfwgator]

“It’s like going into Wisconsin.”

[PIF]

Why the Navy keeps pouring money and manpower into these ships remains an open question.

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To buoy the ship count, else Congress would have a fit.

[Cen-Tejas]

I think we waste 51% of our national defense budget and use 45% productively and 4% is stolen.

[Hot Tabasco]

t was used primarily for intercepting drug traffickers.

Why couldn't they give it to the Coast Guard and use it for the same purpose?

[kenmcg]

While the Pentagon is never held accountable or the Senate Armed Services Committee. The taxpayer be damned.