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Bill in U.S. Senate would provide $25 billion shipyard funding 03 May 2021, 02:54 GMT+10 WASHINGTON D.C.: Proposed legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate on April 28 would fund a $25 billion investment in public and private shipyards that build and maintain the U.S. Navy fleet. The bill would deliver $21 billion to four shipyards, as part of the Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. Also, private shipyards would qualify for $2 billion, and another $2 billion would be directed to commercial ship repair yards. Additionally, a 20-year program, at a cost of $2 billion, would rec...

A proposed legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate on April 28 would fund a $25 billion investment in public and private shipyards that build and maintain the U.S. Navy fleet

“Congress has already taken the important step of committing to a larger Navy, but our shipyards are having trouble servicing today’s 296-ship fleet and are clearly insufficient to maintain the 355-ship or larger fleet that we need to counter China, Russia and other adversaries,” said Sen. Roger Wicker, Mississippi Republican and a lead author of the bill. Without money earmarked for building up domestic shipyards, the Navy will be forced to “limp along” with its fleet continuing to degrade, said Jerry Hendrix, a retired U.S. Navy captain and analyst with the Telemus Group. “The g...

Shipyard infrastructure needs a boost from Congress By: Sen. Roger Wicker   3 hours ago The aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush sits in a dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. (MCSN Steven Edgar/U.S. Navy) Lawmakers in Washington are debating what to include in an upcoming infrastructure bill. Missing from the conversation thus far are the serious infrastructure needs facing America’s shipyards. These facilities are shouldering more and more of our national security burden as our nation looks to compete with China and Russia. Lawmakers and Navy leaders have long recognized the need...

Seapower backers propose $25B to fix US shipyards 2 hours ago The aircraft carrier Nimitz at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., during a maintenance period in 2018. (Navy) WASHINGTON ― As the U.S. Navy grapples with outdated maintenance facilities and a fleet stretched by maintenance backlogs, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers are proposing a $25 billion cash infusion for public and private shipyards timed for Congress’s debate on a massive infrastructure package. The additional money would fully fund the Navy’s ongoing...