Friday, September 28, 2012

Eye On Speed, Navy Minesweepers Take Cues From NASCAR

Eye On Speed, Navy Minesweepers Take Cues From NASCAR
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA: Minesweeping and "fast" are two words you'd normally be nervous about hearing in the same sentence. But as the Navy looks to new technologies to remedy its decades-long neglect of mine warfare -- a favorite weapon of both Iran and China -- it sees real potential to speed up a painfully slow process, without increasing risk to sailors.

The Navy is taking inspiration from NASCAR mechanics shaving seconds off the time their driver spends in pit stops as it searches for improvements to unmanned systems, networks, and processes. The danger driving the Navy onward comes from a new appreciation of the strategic threat.




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