Building Slow, Falling Behind: The Crisis in American Shipbuilding

From Aging Fleets to Delayed Deliveries, Assessing Our Maritime Vulnerabilities

Good morning,

When Congress passed the 'Big, Beautiful Bill’ last week, it included $150B in reconciliation spending for the DoD. The single greatest defense-related item in the bill was $32.6B for shipbuilding.

The graph shows “$34B” capturing future years’ planned expenditures, whereas the “$32.6B” is based on the next fiscal year.

This is a great opportunity to discuss shipbuilding.