$700 million mine-hunting drone can't find explosives

[IDemo]

(CNN)A mine-detection system the U.S. Navy invested nearly $700 million and 16 years in developing can't complete its most basic functions, according to the Pentagon's weapon-testing office.

The Remote Minehunting System, or RMS, was developed for the Navy's new littoral combat ship. But the Defense Department's Office of Operational Test & Evaluation says the drone hunting technology was unable to consistently identify and destroy underwater explosives during tests dating back to September 2014.

"The Navy has determined that the RMS' total number of failures and periodicity of failures fall short of the design requirement for the system," said Capt. Thurraya Kent, a spokeswoman for the Navy.

Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's undersecretary of defense for acquisition, has scheduled a review of the program for early 2016.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/11/politics/remote-mine-hunting-drone-fails-tests/index.html

I will sell them a drone that can't find explosives for a fraction of that cost.

[arcane1]

1. Isn't it's "most basic function" to make money for the developer and increase shareholder value?

[GoneFishin]

6. Transporting stockpiles of cash from taxpayer coffers into off shore accounts. Mission accomplished!

[longship]

2. Have you seen a littoral combat ship?

Here:


Ugly, expensive, most likely useless.

[LiberalArkie]

3. At least it looks like it can float, at least temporarily.

[MADem]

4. Time for another "PENTAGON WARS" film.....

Kelsey Grammar, who is a wingnut blowhard, in the role of his life, playing...a wingnut blowhard!
Viola Davis is superb, as well.


If you haven't seen it....

ENJOY! It's WELL worth the time....

[Rex]

5. If only it had something to do with defense or keeping us safe.

At one time that probably was the goal. Now however the MICs main goal is to make a profit for the rich contractors that control it.