IBNS helm controls on USS Dewey (DDG-105). US Navy Photo
The Navy US will begin reverting destroyers back to a physical throttle and traditional helm control system in the next 18 to 24 months, after the fleet overwhelmingly said they prefer mechanical controls to touchscreen systems in the aftermath of the fatal USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) collision, Megan Eckstein of the US Naval Institute reports.
