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Shipbuilding Prices Have To Reflect Labor Pool and Pay Needs, Distributed Shipbuilding A Necessity: Navy Official

Shipbuilding Prices Have To Reflect Labor Pool and Pay Needs, Distributed Shipbuilding A Necessity: Navy Official
Roll out of the Virginia-class submarine SSN 794 Montana at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division in 2020. (Photo: HII)

A Navy official on Thursday emphasized the importance of having naval shipbuilding costs reflect the labor pool and the pay requirements to build and maintain the right workforce while also arguing continuing to outsource naval work past the prime contractors is a necessity at this point. “As a nation we have to value our manufacturing traits. And when the Navy goes and industry goes and does contracts with the shipbuilders, contracts with the sub tier, we have got to ensure…

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