Among the examples of more expensive hardware providing less capability is the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. John Sayen addresses the matter with specifics in a new piece at Time's Batteland blog.  John is a friend, colleague and a co-author in the anthology "America's Defense Meltdown: Pentagon Reform for President Obama and the New Congress."  (At Amazon at  http://www.amazon.com/Americas-Defense-Meltdown-Pentagon-President/dp/0804769311/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349445804&sr=8-1&keywords=america%27s+defense+meltdown)

 

John's LCS piece is at Battleland at http://nation.time.com/2012/10/05/the-navys-new-class-of-warships-big-bucks-little-bang/ and below:

 

The Navy’s New Class of Warships: Big Bucks, Little Bang

By John Sayen | October 5, 2012 |