Trump threatens to tap allies for military shipbuilding if US can’t produce
Fed up with lagging American shipbuilding capabilities, President-elect Donald Trump offered an unconventional solution to the problem. The idea is that if the US cannot keep up with shipbuilding capacity, production will be outsourced. “We're going to do things with ships. We need ships. And we may have to go a different route than you […]
Newport News Shipbuilding suspects intentionally faulty welds on multimillion-dollar Naval vessels
USNI News reported Thursday that the Newport News Shipyard has notified the Department of Justice that non-critical parts on in-service submarines and aircraft carriers may have intentional weld defects. A statement to USNI News said the defective work was discovered by internal quality assurance systems and early indications indicate some of the welding errors were […]
Congress must step in to fix America’s shipbuilding crisis
The U.S. Navy is in the midst of a shipbuilding crisis that will leave the United States and our men and women in uniform perilously overmatched in an increasingly dangerous world if it is not addressed soon. This week, the Senate Armed Services Committee is negotiating the details of the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation […]
Sullivan clashes with Del Toro over whether Navy secretary is prioritizing climate change over shipbuilding
SULLIVAN: ‘WHERE IS YOUR TITLE X RESPONSIBILITIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE?’ In a combative exchange at yesterday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing of the Navy’s 2025 budget, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) grilled Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro over whether he has failed to deliver an adequate shipbuilding plan because he’s too focused on climate change. At […]
Almost all Navy shipbuilding is hopelessly behind schedule
The Navy is in trouble. There are too few ships to do the job expected of them and not enough money to build new ones. But things get even worse. The private shipbuilding industry also has the handicap of making promises it knows it cannot keep. Two weeks ago, the Navy announced All of its […]
‘Hard To Fathom’: China Rapidly Outpacing US In Shipbuilding Capabilities In Bid For Maritime Dominance
China’s shipbuilding capabilities far exceed those of the United States and its Western allies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. China currently accounts for more than half of the world’s shipbuilding production, both commercial and military vessels. according to In WSJ. Meanwhile, the U.S. accounts for only a fraction of the world’s total shipbuilding […]
Chinese shipbuilding capacity over 200 times greater than US, Navy intelligence says
US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) slides leaked online highlight concerns about the rapid expansion of China’s navy and its ability to continue producing ships at a faster pace than the United States. “The Chinese see this decade as a strategic opportunity,” Brent Sadler, a senior fellow in naval warfare and advanced technology at the […]
‘Real Threat’: China Has A Massive Lead In Shipbuilding Potential, Leaked US Navy Intel Shows
The U.S. naval intelligence leak highlights the widening gap between Chinese and U.S. naval shipbuilding capabilities amid growing concerns over Washington’s ability to confront China in a war against China, according to documents seen by Warzone. showing. Beijing shipyards have access to approximately 23.25 billion tonnes of shipbuilding capacity, compared to less than 100,000 tonnes […]
Executives at US Navy shipbuilding contractor hit with accounting fraud charges
Senator Kevin Cramer, RN.D., discusses Senate banking hearings, China’s national security concerns, and energy independence in “Mornings with Maria.” Three men in Alabama Multi-million dollar accounting fraud scheme a defense contractor that builds ships for the Navy, federal prosecutors said. The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday accused a man of conspiring to mislead shareholders […]
