“Obviously we need to be building submarines, ramping those things up, but it’s also about getting those dollars out there for these attributable, expendable systems.” said Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va.
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Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Roger Wicker said the shipbuilding industry will not be able to meet the Navy’s demand for Virginia-class submarines unless it is willing to pay competitive wages to workers doing a “very difficult, physical job.”
By Valerie Insinna and Justin Katz SAWS “is an innovative approach that increase wages, accelerates submarine production [and] reduces the cost through the [future years],” said HII CEO Chris Kastner.
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Lawmakers say the Navy’s “lack of communication” leaves them with few options that will fix the problems at hand.
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