U.S. Navy Spent $3.4B on Idled Submarines, Could Spend Another $3.1B More

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bell-cot•about 4 hours ago

Not that I'd expect Jalopnik to delve into the nitty-gritty of why the USN is so short on capacity to perform basic maintenance for its fleet, but they could at least "get blunt up front", and ask why the hell the USA can't build, equip, and staff drydocks.

expedition32•about 1 hour ago

If it makes you feel better it is the same deal on the other side of the Atlantic.

The way I see it military and civilian shipbuilding always went hand in hand. And basically all ships nowadays are built in Asia- except for some boutique luxury yachts. And entire industry just no longer exists.

tekla•about 2 hours ago

> Over the last decade, the U.S. Navy has spent $3.4 billion on attack submarines

> That is a total of $6.5 billion of your dollars spent on attack subs that can't do anything, and in some cases, won't ever do anything again. What did you want, health care?

It's so cute that Jalopnik thinks this is even a water drop of money compared to the Europa sized oceans of money spent on health care per YEAR by the Federal government

U.S. Navy Spent $3.4B on Idled Submarines, Could Spend Another $3.1B More

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