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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on April 11, 2024, 01:22:30 pm
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'Falling Behind': Navy Criticized for Delays in Shipbuilding, Deployments that May Leave US Behind China
Military.com | By Konstantin Toropin and Drew F. Lawrence
Published April 10, 2024 at 5:16pm ET
Lawmakers dug into the Navy's shipbuilding efforts on Wednesday, saying that it is "behind" in providing ships to stay apace of global competition, specifically with China.
The criticisms were raised when Department of the Navy leaders, including Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, met with members of the House Appropriations Committee's defense panel to discuss the Navy's shipbuilding and maintenance shortfalls.
The Navy has admitted that all of its key shipbuilding programs -- from the new Columbia-class submarine to the new Constellation-class frigate -- are facing yearslong delays, which come amid cases of ships being delayed to deploy because of mounting maintenance issues.
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"I'm concerned that the Navy is falling behind -- it is behind," Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., the chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, said Wednesday. "The Navy continues to retire ships faster than it builds them, and I'm troubled by the Navy's request to decommission 10 ships before the end of their service life and build only six."
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/04/10/falling-behind-navy-criticized-delays-shipbuilding-deployments-may-leave-us-behind-china.html
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What's the big deal? They're just keeping pace with the other branches :yowsa:!
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America is well behind China on many fronts thanks to dingbat leadership.
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"Many of you are making record profits, as evidenced by your quarterly financial statements," Del Toro said, claiming that some companies "goose ... stock prices through stock buybacks, deferring promised capital investments, and other accounting maneuvers that to some seem to prioritize stock prices that drive executive compensation rather than making the needed fundamental investments."
Blaming the contractors is self-defeating and a sign of weak leadership.