Navy fails to intercept drone, $30 million to taxpayers
 

So let me get this straight the USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, one of the most powerful ships to ever set sail failed to shoot down a target drone and took $30 million dollars in damage. I guess it was a good thing it was not heavily armed Somali pirates that hit the ship..........:rolleyes:

I'm guessing obama will now promote the Captain of that ship to CDR Joint Chiefs!

http://news.usni.org/2013/12/30/navy...ost-30-million

Well done Navy, well done.......

CIWS not working either?

It would pretty much have to be an improvement to the current one.

TR

$30 million would be a huge statement of charges on Joe Snuffy's LES.

I sense that Dr Evil is alive and well. He took control of the drone, demanding one miili-yun dollars. Or else!

Drone pilot must've been pissed he and his other fellow drone pilot warriors aren't getting their medal.

"Drone pilots not getting our medals, hum .... I'll show them."

BQM-74 flight plans are typically built with an offset that would keep the ship safe in case control of the drone was lost. :(

I bet someone is going to loose their job over this.

Looks like a cruise missile.

TR

Screw the standoff, the most technologically advanced and well armed warship on the planet and it could not stop a drone?

Had I been the boss I would have a couple of back-ups, like targeting the drone with all weapons systems if the primary weapon failed.

No problem, it's on the taxpayers now. :munchin

edit to add, It seems the drone hit exactly where it would in a real fight taking the ship out of battle. Imagine a real missile armed with real explosives hitting the same spot. Well done drone pilot, you showed them who's boss, now let me get out my wallet.

$30,000,000.00 to fix that little hole? Give me enough JB Weld and duct tape and I can fix it a whole lot cheaper than that.

And six months to do it........

Drones = 1

Navy = 0

So what your saying is they can intercept Army drones, but not Navy ones?

Yeah, use duct tape. That's a "2 roll repair" job. It's even the right color.