Hull Watch: 355 Ship Navy Might Take Until 2052, Navy Official Concedes

Hull Watch: 355 Ship Navy Might Take Until 2052, Navy Official Concedes
Hull Watch: 355 Ship Navy Might Take Until 2052, Navy Official Concedes

The Navy is going wobbly on its 355 ship fleet, but Capitol Hill doesn’t want to hear it.

Trump’s 355-Ship Fleet Will Take Til 2050s

Trump’s 355-Ship Fleet Will Take Til 2050s
Trump’s 355-Ship Fleet Will Take Til 2050s

ANNAPOLIS: The President, Congress and the Navy now all want the fleet to grow from the current 278 ships to 355, but that will probably take until the 2050s, the Navy’s No. 2 civilian said Wednesday. “To quote the Rolling Stones, you can’t always get what you want,” said Thomas Dee, who has served for…

Open Architecture: The Devils ARE In The Details

Open Architecture: The Devils ARE In The Details
Open Architecture: The Devils ARE In The Details

WASHINGTON: Two years ago, Capt. John Zimmerman and his award-winning Navy team were testing a software upgrade for submarines when they ran into a surprising problem. When they changed the code controlling the Tomahawk missile launchers, the torpedo tubes stopped working. Fortunately, this all happened in a laboratory ashore before the upgrade got anywhere near the…