The United States’ Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is directing a complete evaluation of the Navy shipbuilding portfolio amid ongoing labor points and provide chain shortages which have negatively impacted vessel supply timelines.
Del Toro tasked newly-confirmed Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition (ASN RD&A) Nickolas Guertin and Commander Naval Sea Systems Command Vice Adm. James Downey to conduct the evaluation, with an interim progress assessment due inside 45 days.
The function of the assessment is to supply an evaluation of nationwide and native causes of shipbuilding challenges, in addition to advisable actions for reaching a more healthy U.S. shipbuilding industrial base that gives fight capabilities that U.S. warfighters want, on a schedule that’s related, the Navy stated.
“I remain concerned with the lingering effects of post-pandemic conditions on our shipbuilders and their suppliers that continue to affect our shipbuilding programs, particularly our Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarines and Constellation Class Frigate,” Del Toro stated. “The Department of the Navy has a strategic imperative requiring a whole-of-government effort to rebuild our nation’s comprehensive maritime power – a new Maritime Statecraft in which the Navy plays a vital role.”
In latest months, Del Toro has introduced quite a lot of initiatives involving authorities, business and academia to judge challenges and finally bolster the shipbuilding and restore base that helps the U.S. Navy.
“The American public should know that the Department of the Navy is committed to developing, delivering and sustaining the finest warfighting capability to our Sailors and Marines. We will continue to work with industry and all other stakeholders to strengthen our national shipbuilding capacity, both naval and commercial,” Del Toro stated.
