Five Problems That Could Torpedo America's Naval Shipbuilding Capability

[rangerrebew]

Five Problems That Could Torpedo America's Naval Shipbuilding Capability
Loren Thompson


The U.S. shipbuilding industry is a tale of two cities. On the commercial side, the industry is a mere shadow of what it was a generation ago, when America was the biggest builder of oceangoing commercial vessels in the world. Today, thanks to subsidized competition from foreign shipyards, the U.S. produces less than 1% of oceangoing tonnage each year; few if any of the surviving American yards can compete outside the protected domestic market.

On the military side, though, America remains by far the most capable builder of naval vessels in the world. No other nation operates a fleet of large-deck, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. No other naval power can match the sophistication of the Navy’s continuously improving submarines. The U.S. amphibious warfare fleet is unique in its scale and versatility. U.S. surface combatants are the gold standard against which other navies measure their capabilities.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2019/07/19/five-problems-that-could-torpedo-americas-naval-shipbuilding-capability/#b5cf73234d97

[PeteS in CA]

Unstable, unpredictable demand.

Sole-source suppliers.

Throw in long development cycles with possible substantial in-process changes and politicians capriciously changing quantities ordered or cancelling projects and, "Welcome to the joys of being a defense supplier!"

E.G., had many in Congress - probably Dems - gotten their way, the US Navy would have fought in the Gulf War with a mix of F-14s, F-4s, A-6s, and A-7s as their primary planes. No F-18 Hornets.

[truth_seeker]

Are there even any democrats left that support a strong military?

[Fishrrman]

truth seeker wonders:
"Are there even any democrats left that support a strong military?"

Yes there are, but it's not the kind of "strength" you're thinkin' about.

The democrat-communists want a "strong military" that they can use to crush the opposition and potential revolts of traditional-minded Americans (and even entire states). They'll expect to need such power after they gain complete control of the government and begin forcing their will upon their underlings (this means: you).

[rustynail]

And because we don't have a Carbon Tax Climate Change sea rise will inundate
the shipyards?