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Navy Confirms Delays In Shipbuilding Programs As Part Of Ongoing Review

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Navy Confirms Delays In Shipbuilding Programs As Part Of Ongoing Review
Rendering of the Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s USS Constellation (FFG-62) guided-missile frigate. (Image: Naval Sea Systems Command briefing slide at the Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space Expo from 2021).

The Navy on Tuesday confirmed year-plus delays in just about every major shipbuilding program, including a about a three-year slip in the lead ship for the Constellation-class frigate and the Block IV Virginia-class submarine. The delays are briefly mentioned in an interim progress review directed by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro in January to take a comprehensive assessment of shipbuilding to include the national and local causes of industry challenges and to make recommendations (Defense Daily, Jan. 12). The secretary…

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