German Navy looks to replace its outdated floppy disk system for its frigate fleet

The German Navy is in want of a critical improve for its fleet of submarine frigates and we’re not speaking a couple of digital add or some type of software program patch. The nation’s fleets of submarine frigates have operated on old school, 8-inch floppy disks since they have been commissioned again within the Nineteen Nineties.

Now the German Navy is looking for a approach to change the outdated disk system which might be “important to the operating of its Brandenburg class F123 frigates,” in response to Tom’s Hardware.

Changing the floppy disk system gained’t be a straightforward process. These disks just about management every part on the ships from airflow programs to energy technology. Does the German Navy nonetheless use Palm Pilots to arrange its codewords and Tamagotchi to coach its recruits in marine wildlife preservation?

Saab has been in control of upkeep for Germany’s F123 frigate fleet since 2021, in response to a press launch. The frigates are designed to hunt for submarines so that they’re additionally getting upgrades for its weapons and weapon management programs. Hopefully, they’ll additionally throw in a type of cool, luxurious night time panel dashboards without spending a dime.

Numerous authorities establishments and applications have been on the floppy disk system for many years and lengthy after the outdated laptop storage system has fallen out of normal use. Japan’s Digital Agency introduced in the beginning of the month that it eradicated the usage of floppy disks in its authorities programs. Does that imply that someplace on this planet, a core authorities company continues to be utilizing these Commodore cassette tapes to retailer its most important information? Let’s hope these disks aren’t tied to nuclear weapons entry… like they were in the US.