Navy Shouldn't Build Next-Gen Destroyers Until Tech is Proven, Navy Secretary Signals
More testing needed on new tech “so that we don't get ahead of ourselves,” says Del Toro, citing mistakes made building the futuristic Zumwalt-class.
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More testing needed on new tech “so that we don't get ahead of ourselves,” says Del Toro, citing mistakes made building the futuristic Zumwalt-class.
It was con fi skated on thursday. you're saying it's an insignificant piece of machinery. john mccain saying they can in fact through navy technology . >> i do understand it's unclassified and it's a water sampling device and it only costs about $150,000. none of those strike me as being very far up the scale as far as importance goes. >> so -- okay. so if china continues its aggression in the south china sea for regional dominance what action should donald trump take when he takes office?
>> how does this thing work? it can really seek out a distressed swimmer on its own? or does it have to be remotely controlled? >> it has sensors built inside to track the movement of a distressed swimmer. right now emily operates via remote control from the life guards. inside her there's speakers. when the life guards gets out to the individual in the water. he or she can talk to the person and calm them down until they get out into the water. next spring we're going to see emily remote controlled. cutting edge technology. technology that uses high-tech navy technology. really amazing stuff ...