At Least That Debate is Strategic...

My colleagues at the United States Naval Institute have been reading this Proceedings article (subscription only) and a recent Navy Times article on the FFG-7 upgrade programs overseas, and are debating FFG-7 vs LCS here and here.

The FFG-7 vs LCS debate is a case where reasonable people can disagree, because we are talking about two very different capabilities and two unique ways of strategy towards the littoral. If you are looking for a debate to really boil your blood regarding what could have been, should have been, or perhaps the right question is what the #@&!...

Lets keep it in the SC-21 family and take a serious look at the DDG-1000.