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CNO Tells Shipbuilders To Prove They Can Increase Production

Wednesday, January 11th, 2023

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CNO Tells Shipbuilders To Prove They Can Increase Production

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday speaks at the Surface Navy Association's 32nd National Symposium in Arlington, Va. in January 2020. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy shipbuilding industry needs to build new ships faster to prove it can utilize a record level of shipbuilding funds approved by Congress in the fiscal year 2023 budget, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael Gilday said this week. While Congress has pushed the Navy’s shipbuilding account up to $31.5 billion, Gilday is not sure industry can keep up at the pace needed, he said at the annual Surface Navy Association symposium. “I’ve said publicly that I didn’t…

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