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« on: April 11, 2024, 09:22:30 am »
'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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Re: 'Falling Behind': Navy Criticized for Delays in Shipbuilding, Deployments that May Leave US Behi
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2024, 09:23:46 am »
What's the big deal?  They're just keeping pace with the other branches :yowsa:!
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Re: 'Falling Behind': Navy Criticized for Delays in Shipbuilding, Deployments that May Leave US Behi
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2024, 09:40:48 am »
America is well behind China on many fronts thanks to dingbat leadership.
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Re: 'Falling Behind': Navy Criticized for Delays in Shipbuilding, Deployments that May Leave US Behi
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2024, 09:50:27 am »
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