Media: the new drone for the US Navy does not perform the stated functions

The Lockheed Martin Corporation developed for the US Navy a water drone that cannot cope with combat missions, reports RIA News post bloomberg.

US Navy Headquarters Ship

“The new military development Lockheed Martin, designed to detect underwater mines and warnings about their location, does not work, the new equipment failed the 24 tests from September 2014,” the newspaper writes.

It is noted that the US Department of Defense was going to "spend $ 864 million to purchase 54 units of such water drones, but postponed negotiations due to the failure of 14 tests over the past 5 months, including technical problems with combat units, seven of which were towed to port.

According to Bloomberg, "an independent group of experts, invited by the command of the Navy, considered such devices" not reliable enough. "

It is also reported that the failure of the tests calls into question not only the purchase drones, but also "a program to build 32 warships for the needs of the US Army Coast Guard, for which it was supposed to allocate $ 23 billion."

Comments

[Vladimyrych]

Something Lockheed Martin fades day by day ...
Right now SWEET_SIXTEEN will rush and begin ...

[Vend]

What a funny country. Airplanes do not fly with them, drones perform functions, Hummers are generally a target for military suicides. But ambition is the height of the Himalayas.

[Temples]

Hand over government awards to senior Lockheed Martin employees!
Rewards on behalf of our government!
For a successful failure!
Faithful path go comrades!

[cniza]

Quote: Temples

Hand over government awards to senior Lockheed Martin employees!
Rewards on behalf of our government!
For a successful failure!
Faithful path go comrades!

Why failure? denyushki mastered, the fact that there is no result, so it is necessary to finance before.

[Diana Ilyina]

Quote: Vladimir

Something Lockheed Martin fades day by day ...

Judging by the amounts allocated, I would not say that they are becoming smaller, their task is simply to knock out money from the budget, and everything else is secondary! The main thing is that it should look spectacular, so that you can show more in Hollywood and get more money for it, but the fact that it does not fly and does not swim, well, these are the little things in life, they’ll come up with some other garbage!

[Gxash]

How to arrange a budget cut in the USA:

1. find a group of like-minded people
2. have connections in the Pentagon
3. say loudly so that everyone can hear: we will do this for you, from which the whole world will be filled with fear
4. get billions of freshly printed dollars
5. spend half on the development of all crap, and half through shell companies pocket
6. To inform that we did not succeed, on this subject we disagree ...

A curtain.

So it was with SDI, with the F-117 Highthawk, with the F-35 and a bunch of any other fuck.

[Alexey RA]

3a. Competently draw up TK in order to cut off possible competitors.

[NEXUS]

Quote: Diana Ilyina

Judging by the amounts allocated, I would not say that they are becoming smaller, their task is simply to knock out money from the budget, and everything else is secondary! The main thing is that it should look spectacular, so that you can show more in Hollywood and get more money for it, but the fact that it does not fly and does not swim, well, these are the little things in life, they’ll come up with some other garbage!

Already invented ... let's see how it will float (exactly float). The symbol is called. Such a good wundkrvaflya at the price of an aircraft carrier. We brought this "iron" for testing, and then we'll see what the developers say and what won't work there.

[gladcu2]

Diana Ilyina

They will do it. If the hardware is functional, the software will do the trick. The tasks will be fixed.

You just need to know that drones are already underwater. And they will soon find mines not as they are now, with an efficiency of 97%, which is not included in any framework at the request of the customer. But when the artist goes to the meeting. Then 97.4% will be completely satisfied.

[Uran]

how happy it is that everything would fail!

[vkl-47]

well, then she and LOKhkid Martin would breed suckers. they split suckers on f35. where are the lovers of this flying go. on? defenders of liberal views

[sever.56]

Trifle, but nice!
But seriously, then: - Americans have been building drones for a long time, both reconnaissance and strike, and this is not bad for them. We, in due time, did not pay serious attention to this program due to a number of circumstances, such as lack of money, the collapse of the defense program, meager financing of R&D and a bunch of other reasons. It is urgent to develop the development and construction of drones, including drone.

[gladcu2]

lovers.
They hang noodles for you, but you rejoice?

The article is stupid.

Drones as many as 50 pieces. What is this talking about? The fact that there is a production base.
And either they will make new drones, or they will change tasks.

[Gormenghast]

Another bunch of the US military-industrial complex.

After monstrous lasers with a range of several km.
Cyclopic radars that do not distinguish between false and real warheads.
Missile defense that does not fit in launchers.
Atomic Nautilus, who recently in India lost a training battle DEPL.
Mythical shrapnel to defeat starting ICBMs.
New strategic bombers, which must quietly penetrate into airspace to launch, again, invisible cruise missiles.
And other good.

[kil 31]

According to Bloomberg, "an independent group of experts, invited by the command of the Navy, considered such devices" not reliable enough. "

"Lockheed" shouted "my mother swear to float" did not work or vice versa it turned out "floats"

[gladcu2]

Gormenghast

Why are you stupid?

If there is a laser for combat use, the size does not match the tasks, what does this mean?

It means that there is a grappa of engineers who work. If they do not complete the task, then they will replace their leader, and the deck of engineers is shouted. A new chapter will come. engineer, with a new concept and work resumed. And so on until the desired result.

[rotmistr60]

for the US Navy, a water drone that can not cope with combat missions

Something often declared "miracle of technology" fail tests. And the money is bye-bye. How will the defenders of the strongest army comment on this situation? Our failures are commented on with great enthusiasm.

[Al_oriso]

There they approach the tests very seriously. The criteria for passing the test are much tougher. More than half of what our standard control skips will be rejected there. Therefore, do not flatter yourself, after completion, these drones will become impeccable.

No matter how disgusting it is with respect to the Americans, it is.

[Mobilized]

The lilac bush was not thick

[Sashka]

Good day to all! Not in the subject, but on some resources messages slip that the shelling of the sleeping areas of Donetsk began that night, that the junta went on the offensive after Biden’s visit. Well, in general, it all started. Where is the Lord of the Sith ?! What can he say about this?!?!

[Wedmak]

Day by day it’s weirder and weirder. It seems that the United States is too keen on budget development. Very few really serious developments.

[Armored optimist]

Sawing the budget. Then someone said that ours is expensive. Ours still learn such wiring.

[botsman80]

... why can't it cope? Very well, the drone coped with its functions: the headstock was mastered after all ...

[Mama_Cholli]

Apparently, it is urgently necessary to create a new drone, which will have to accurately indicate for this where to look for mines ...

[dchegrinec]

What would they not do not go things! Seen on Monday, their mother gave birth!

[voyaka uh]

"Something Lockheed Martin is getting smaller day by day .." ////

On the contrary. They have such a trash gone in the last decade.
A very successful defense industry firm.
Here are just a small fraction of the Lockheed Martin series production.
serial missile systems, for example:
MEADS System
Pac-3 missile
THAAD System
Jassm
Hellfire missile
Javelin missile

[DobryAAH]

Not a drone, but drin.

[theodore rasp]

Who would doubt that! By the way, if the real parameters of the product are not lower than 20% of those declared in advertising, then in the USA it is LEGISLATIVE NORMAL!

[gladcu2]

Theodore Rasp

Moreover, state inspectors oversee the program so that the customer (no matter who) sues the manufacturer in an attempt to evade payment of the order.