Navy delays carrier procurement, says industrial base investments, maintenance will stem damage

Navy delays carrier procurement, says industrial base investments, maintenance will stem damage
Navy delays carrier procurement, says industrial base investments, maintenance will stem damage

Navy officials have stressed during the budget rollout many ‘hard decisions’ were made due to the defense spending caps in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.

Aircraft carrier industrial base facing inflation, material shortfalls, workforce issues: Survey

Aircraft carrier industrial base facing inflation, material shortfalls, workforce issues: Survey
Aircraft carrier industrial base facing inflation, material shortfalls, workforce issues: Survey

“When we deviate from that schedule that’s been previously identified, that is where the ‘going cold’ starts to come into play,” said Lisa Papini, chairwoman of ACIBC. “And that’s where the concern is on that schedule.”

Delays on CVN-80 reignites anxiety in shipbuilding base about lasting damage of COVID-19

Delays on CVN-80 reignites anxiety in shipbuilding base about lasting damage of COVID-19
Delays on CVN-80 reignites anxiety in shipbuilding base about lasting damage of COVID-19

The head of a shipbuilding trade association says future delays could provoke layoffs in the industrial base.