WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 286191 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-02-27 04:59:32 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-02-27 04:59:32 [post_content] => by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Shipbuilding and repair in America is in crisis. Every large ship built here costs multiples of what it would cost to build them in Asia and most government ships are well behind schedule and over budget. US Shipyards shoulder much of the blame and in recent testimony, the US Chief Of Naval Operations promised Congress the navy would take measures to prevent profiteering. Last week in a lengthy exposé the New York Times pulled on the thread accusing shipbuilding lobbyists of working against the needs of the Navy to generate larger profits. But how big... [post_title] => gCaptain OpEd: US Navy Shipbuilding Has A BIG Badger Problem [post_excerpt] => by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Shipbuilding and repair in America is in crisis. Every large ship built here costs multiples of what it would cost to build them in Asia and most government ships are well behind schedule and over budget. US Shipyards ... [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => gcaptain-oped-us-navy-shipbuilding-has-a-big-badger-problem [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-02-27 04:59:32 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-02-27 04:59:32 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://gcaptain.com/?p=178030 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => news [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )