The German Navy needs a serious upgrade for its fleet of submarine frigates, and we’re not talking about a digital download or some kind of software. The country’s fleet of submarine frigates have been running on older, 8-inch floppy disks since they were commissioned in the 1990s.
Now the German Navy is trying to find a way to replace the aging drive system, which is “vital to the operation of the Brandenburg-class F123 frigates.” Tom’s device.
Changing the floppy disk system will not be an easy task. These drives control almost everything on ships, from airflow systems to power generation. Does the German Navy still use Palm Pilots to organize code words and Tamagotchi to train recruits in marine conservation?
Saab According to a press release, it is responsible for the maintenance of Germany’s F123 frigate fleet from 2021. Frigates are designed to hunt submarines, so they get upgrades for their weapons and weapon control systems. Hopefully they’ll also give away one of those cool, fancy nightstand panels for free.
Many government agencies and programs have been on the floppy disk system for decades and after the obsolete computer storage system fell into general use. Japan Digital Agency announced earlier this month that it was eliminating the use of floppy disks in government systems. Does this mean that a major government agency somewhere in the world is still using those Commodore cassette tapes to store their most important data? Let’s hope these discs aren’t related to access to nuclear weapons… as if they were in the United States.
