Now wouldn’t be smart to make all the new tech actually works before stuffing it into a $13 billion dollar piece of equipment – PB/TK
New warship “poster child for how you don’t build a ship,” says ex-Navy secretary – By CBS NEWS March 2, 2017
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., — President Trump wore a U.S. Navy cap and flight suit when he visited a shipyard in Newport News, Va., to pitch his plan on increasing military spending dramatically.
Of course, the U.S. already spends more than the next seven countries combined, but as CBS News’ national security correspondent David Martin reports, nothing symbolizes American military might more than an aircraft carrier.
Mr. Trump went aboard the Navy’s newest carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to promote his plans for a military buildup.
“We will give our military the tools you need to prevent war,” Mr. Trump said. “… And if required, to fight war … and only do one thing — you know what that is? Win, Win! We’re going to start winning again.”
But as the most expensive ship ever built — which will begin its sea trials next month — the Ford stands for something else as well.
“The Ford is a poster child for how you don’t build a ship,” says Ray Mabus. He was former Secretary of the Navy during the Obama administration.
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