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Actually, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is a pretty wild ship too, complete with gas turbine electric propulsion and Linux: http://arstechnica.com/information-tec

by rbc 12y ago

Actually, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is a pretty wild ship too, complete with gas turbine electric propulsion and Linux: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/the-navys-newest-warship-is-powered-by-linux/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/the-na...

krschultz 12y ago
Meh, most combat ships in the navy are gas turbine powered. Linux is used in plenty of places. That whole project is overblown. If the bow went the other way, it wouldn't be thought of as"futuristic"
- philwelch 12y ago
  The Navy tried Windows NT once, but it crashed and the ship had to be towed to harbor: http://gcn.com/Articles/1998/07/13/Software-glitches-leave-Navy-Smart-Ship-dead-in-the-water.aspx?m=1 http://gcn.com/Articles/1998/07/13/Software-glitches-leave-N...
  - Amezarak 12y ago
    That's misleading. The failure had nothing to do with Windows NT, which is still used in the Navy.
    - philwelch 12y ago
      Yes, but that ruins what in 1998 was a highly amusing story.
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Amezarak 12y ago
Linux is used on the Arleigh Burke destroyers.
- mikecb 12y ago
  Yes, but Zumwalt has replaceable containerized datacenter units that can be swapped out for upgraded hardware and changing mission.