There is $43 billion in the big, beautiful allocated for shipbuilding, but with people leaving, and all the changes under the Trump administration, they don’t know who is going to do what.
Additionally, due to how funds are allocated, there might not be any money for the frigates, which are vitally important.
Due to circumstances, it’s taking 10-12 years to build ships. It will take eight years to get the Enterprise up and running. There is no way to run 11 fleets if it takes a decade to build a ship.
It gets worse from there.
Maybe shipyards should be untaxed if they are critical to America’s security.
The Newport News facility that OBiden gave to the U N has been overflown by drones learning the techniques. The Navy knew about it, but did not speak out. Shipyard employees at the time, were told not to speak of it. It only became public knowledge when a drone crashed in the back yard of a retired cop, and the… Read more »
I worked in two shipyards here in Wisconsin and they do have a problem with NO clear leadership. Ex-U.S. Navy