Navy Matters

ComNavOps never ceases to be amazed at the deceptive spin (I’ll refrain from using the word fraud, in this case) put out by manufacturers, t...

How often have you heard someone say, sure, previous weapons of this *fill in the blank” type weren’t successful but this new generation wil...

How many new weapon systems work perfectly (or even moderately well) in their first combat test?   The answer, of course, is none.   That’s ...

You may recall that we recently noted and expressed disbelief about a Navy announcement related to the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV)....

The Navy claims to have successfully completed a 30-day test of a diesel generator in connection with the large unmanned surface vessel (LUS...

The LCS program problems are many and, generally, well known.   Still, there are aspects that are surprising even for this troubled progra...

One of the problems the Navy has run into in recent years is intellectual property rights. Understandably, manufacturers don't want to...

The Navy abhors testing.   The only thing the Navy hates more than testing is realistic testing (and Congressional oversight but that’s fo...

The LCS program problems are many and, generally, well known.   Still, there are aspects that are surprising even for this troubled progra...

The most valuable organization in the US military complex is the office of Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E).   As doc...

We’ve often discussed the Navy’s myopic focus on new, shiny, sexy ships like carriers at the expense of logistic vessels, drydocks, depot ma...

Just as perfect is the enemy of good, sometimes secrecy is the enemy of readiness. Let's look at a few examples. F-22 ...

The Navy is excited about the first live fire test of an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block II which just recently occurred.  The Blo...