Key Points and Summary – U.S. shipbuilding is struggling. Post-COVID workforce losses, aging yards, and unstable budgets have slowed or derailed key programs: LCS underperformed, Zumwalt shrank to three ships after ammo was canceled, and Virginia-class blocks slipped as Columbia took priority. -The future SSN(X) risks competing for the same limited industrial base. -Root causes … Continue reading The U.S. Navy Is Broken