Foundational Improvements for Better U.S. Navy Shipbuilding
Toggle open close On November 30, 2020, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) decided to forego replacement or repair of the severely damaged USS Bonhomme Richard following a days-long fire during the previous summer. The obvious rationale was easy to digest: $3 billion for a new ship was too much compared to $30 million over a year’s time to decommission the ship.REF However, easily missed in the Navy’s press statements was the compounding rationale of limited shipyard capacity even to consider repair or replacement. This is a troubling admission given that the Navy must grow to meet the ...
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