Jackson Jambalaya

Yo Wicker, how are the Littoral Combat Ships working out? You know, the ones that don't perform but have contributed to the "military indu$trial complex?"

All 32 of them at a cost of $28 billion?

Oh wait, two of them have already been parked because they are the Navy's "Edsel." (POS). Also butt ugly.

Navy Veteran
1967-1973

The military industrial complex won’t like cheaper solutions.

Not just the Navy but all aspects of warfare are NOW affected. Building planes for pilots is cost ineffective when you can eliminate the risk and cost of human participation and also exploit the precision of drones. Same thing with big ships. Same thing with tanks. We will be the last country to take full advantage because the Pentagon and Congress is completely in bed with the armament industry. We are talking billions maybe trillions in obsolete purchases. It's for defense so it's alright. Right?

The Obama administration backed and supported Saudi genocide in Yemen. How many times will the US war machine intervene and make the world more dangerous?

I wish I had a fraction of the $$$ these defense contractors are slipping into this corrupt politicians pockets.

So long as there is international commerce on the high seas, and threats from bad actors, there will always be the need for a blue water fleet to protect that commerce.

Yeah, those self driving tanks and ships. I still remember when they told every truck driver to pack it up since fleets of those self driving semis were on the way. You do understand UAVs still have pilots right?

And the ole armchair General author ought to mention that Iran scored zero battle damage for that 100 mil, Not a great ROI.

Much less a great sales pitch for their craptastic drones and missiles. Meanwhile they are climbing higher on hit lists every day.

11:37 - you might should consider asking your question of former Secretary Mabus, with many of the problems with the Littoral's being with the Navy's failure in both design and operation.

11:37, yep that's the dick that shutdown the charity hospitals in Mississippi!

Wicker is simply following in the footsteps of Lott and Stennis.

"Gentlemen; Down in my hometown of Pascagooler, Missippi, they's plenty room to dock sixteen more destroyer frames."

"You boys up there at Boeing are surely aware that down in Greenville, Missippi we got an unused air base with two parallel 7000 foot runways. I'm looking at nine of your contract requests as we speak." (John C. Stennis)

just like in 1982 during the falklands war between argentina and england, when the british learned the hard way that a $10,000 air launched missile could destroy an $2 billion dollar warship.

" Wicker is simply following in the footsteps of Lott and Stennis.

Wicker knows that he will never have the power as Stennis ...
Moreover, I doubt there will ever be an aircraft carrier named the USS Roger Wicker.

The military industrial complex with never allow anything "cheap."