USN SUB-GATE: THE HIGH COST OF BEING A NAVAL SUPERPOWER.

Corruption, mismanagement, add-ons, revisions? union problems and an aging and recalcitrant shipbuilding system bring us to some of the most expensive shipbuilding projects yet!

Labor problems. https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2022/01/31/virginia-shipyard-union-reach-tentative-contract-agreement/

Cost overruns? https://news.usni.org/2021/06/07/cost-estimates-for-lead-boat-in-columbia-class-program-grow-by-637m