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> Viewed from Australia the current state of US submarine construction is woeful. It was great for the War on Terror era, when submarines were only useful agai
by mmooss 2y ago
> Viewed from Australia the current state of US submarine construction is woeful.
It was great for the War on Terror era, when submarines were only useful against the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and ISIS aircraft carriers. :) Spending money on subs, which includes staffing, operating, and maintaining them, was a waste.
Now the US needs to build capacity, which takes time. It turns out that getting the next AI startup moving is faster than building new nuclear submarine manufacturing facilities, training workers, creating supply lines, and building subs. MVPs generally are not good for submarine warfare.
- dylan604 2y ago> MVPs generally are not good for submarine warfare. I've heard enough stories that makes me feel like there are plenty of examples of the PoC rushed to production level experiences with various military equipment.
- mmooss 2y agoTo address it seriously: If they rush the PoC, the result is more problems and in life-and-death, national security situations, and people complain. If they are more careful, people complain about the beaurocracy holding back the military, with all their requirements for proper specifications, testing, etc. It's a pendulum many people in tech deal with. But I resent seeing officials, who know better, taking one side or the other in order to always criticize the people doing the hard work of managing these very complex, often cutting-edge projects. At one point, for at least some projects, the Department of Defense elimated the professional managers and had military officers manage their projects directly. What could go wrong?