US Navy Shipbuilding Called Too Slow and Costly as Trump Vows Change
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The US Navy keeps falling short in shipbuilding, with costs too high and deliveries too slow, the service’s acting acquisition chief said in written testimony submitted for a House hearing on Tuesday.
“Deliveries are approximately one to four years late and costs continue to rise faster than overall inflation,” Brett Seidle said in the prepared remarks to the House Armed Services seapower panel. “These challenges are shared across the nuclear and conventional shipbuilding communities with both Navy and Industry sharing responsibility.”