The Beeb has a short profile of the upcoming ‘stealth ships’ being designed by various world navies (including the U.S. and its DD(X) destroyers), focussing specifically on the Swedes’ carbon fiber Visby Corvette, an angular low-profile (to radar and otherwise) ship which, among other innovations, includes a retractable 57mm cannon. Although there are many criticisms about building a 73-meter ship out of carbon fiber, some have questioned the Swedish Navy’s decision to use Windows NT to control the operation of the ship, especially since, you know, that’s gone so well before. (I know it’s a cheap shot, but I saw the story on Slashdot; must have caught the open sores).
