It is not just more ships but the right mix of ships balanced against required capabilities. The cost-capability curve needs to be flattened while we steadily increase the total production capacity of the country.
I had the privilege to co-author an essay with former Senator Jim Talent, one of our nation’s leading experts on national security. We took on recent criticism leveled by Politifact against statements by Nikki Haley that we need a larger Navy. We take on Politifact’s assertions in detail here. https://lnkd.in/ehD7hXQz
John Jodka
10mo
The Navy’s not going to get more ships in the current appropriations and acquisition framework. So we need to redefine the strategy and mission.
Director, Hull, Innovation, and Quality Engineering at General Dynamics NASSCO
10moExcellent article. It is so true we need the right balance of quantity and quality. We have demonstrated our ability to build a very tiny number of very expensive and exquisite ships and fairly large number of low capability and low reliability ships at moderate cost. We need to work both ends of this problem. Our Navy is wildly underfunded vs the threat and our shipbuilding programs have only rarely tasted the success that comes with large numbers of cost effective - and capable - ships. I pray that both problems are soon solved.