{"id":32591,"date":"2024-09-23T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T13:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=32591"},"modified":"2024-09-24T03:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T08:41:22","slug":"crisis-in-navy-submarine-program-latest-sign-of-decline-of-us-military-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=32591","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Crisis\u2019 In Navy Submarine Program Latest Sign of Decline of US Military Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The production of submarines, which the United States manufactures for its own military as well as allied forces in the UK and Australia, is thought to be essential for an anticipated war with China in the Pacific region.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amid a spate of bad press for the US Navy, a major crisis<\/u><\/a> of cost overruns for the force\u2019s submarine building program is the latest sign of the decline of the United States as a military power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn a word, these programs are in crisis,\u201d said Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) Thursday in response to news that the Navy\u2019s submarine program is some $17 billion over budget, with construction facing delays of up to three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWithout exception they are falling behind,\u201d he continued. \u201cIncreasingly they are over budget. Absent today’s intervention I have zero confidence that Navy shipbuilding will get back on track.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calvert excoriated Navy leadership, alleging it had \u201cwithheld information on costs and delays\u201d and claiming its \u201cplans to address\u201d the shipbuilding crisis \u201care primarily aspirational.\u201d<\/strong> The lawmaker noted the service is committed to producing two so-called Virginia-class submarines per year but has struggled to build an average of 1.3 yearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy has blamed the lingering effects of Covid-19 and its pursuant disruption of US manufacturing for the crisis, with officials claiming the impacts of the pandemic left companies \u201creticent to invest.\u201d The US military industrial complex has been highly privatized in recent decades, with observers <\/strong>blaming<\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/a> profit-seeking contractors for massive cost overruns and a chronic shortage of equipment.<\/strong> Earlier this year it was revealed<\/u><\/a> that Russia is producing three times more artillery shells than the US and Europe combined amid the Western-backed Ukraine proxy war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calvert claimed Navy officials had worked to hide its crisis from lawmakers and the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s clear that the Navy and shipbuilders have known about this shortfall for at least 18 months,\u201d said<\/u><\/a> the lawmaker. \u201cAssurances of how long these discussions have been going on do not reassure me, when Congress was notified just two weeks ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, we will have a frank conversation about the Navy\u2019s program management failures, flawed use of metrics, and lack of transparency. For too long, this committee has been put in a position of asking what the Navy is hiding behind the curtain \u2014 it\u2019s time to pull down the curtain altogether\u2026 The lack of transparency from the Navy, the failure of shipbuilders to urgently resolve issues, and the resulting inability of Congress to conduct informed analysis is a toxic cycle that we must break.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The production of submarines, which the United States manufactures for its own military as well as allied forces in the UK and Australia, is thought to be essential for an anticipated war with China in the Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As China’s naval fleet expands, the United States is facing new setbacks in the construction of submarines and warships<\/strong>, a European media outlet reported earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US Defense Department consistently fails<\/u><\/a> attempted audits conducted by Congress, with trillions of dollars in assets unaccounted<\/u><\/a> for. The failure of Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia, even as it enjoys the assistance of Western military planners and is pumped full of NATO\u2019s most technologically-advanced weaponry, has proven to be a major embarrassment, calling the United States\u2019 presumed military superiority into question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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