> > Lack of Integrated Testing / The Navy is infamous for its paperwork. It prefers standards and supplier certifications instead of actual testing (and often d

> > Lack of Integrated Testing / The Navy is infamous for its paperwork. It prefers standards and supplier certifications instead of actual testing (and often drags its feet on testing even when Congress mandates it). > > I might misunderstand the author's intent, but the US Navy does extensive testing and qualification of new ships, sometimes a year or more, just like the rest of the US military. For example, the latest aircraft carrier, the Gerald Ford, went through eight years of tests (it was a new model of carrier). For an idea of what that means, > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_(CVN-78)#Op https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_(CVN-78)#Op... > > Here's one test I won't be doing on my new sailfish: On 18 June 2021, Gerald R. Ford completed her first Full Ship Shock Trial ... to ensure that she is able to withstand battle conditions. 40,000 lbs. (18 tonnes) of TNT was detonated underwater, measured as a 3.9 magnitude earthquake by USGS. Additional tests were conducted in July and August, with the test detonations set off closer to the hull. It's funny you chose Ford shock testing as an example, because the Navy wanted to shock test a later ship because _that's the way it's usually done_. The first ship in a class is always going to have teething issues. You can either a) spend the time resolving the teething issues while working around a shock test (which adds an incredible amount of time; you can for example try to change out the boilers which takes 6 months if there's a shock test scheduled 3 months for now), or b) fix the teething issues and shock test the second ship in the class https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/october/deploy-ford-and-shock-test-later-ship-class https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/october/depl...