First it might be a good idea to fire the people who brought us that nutty Destroyer we can’t buy ammo for, the LCS program, and the USS Ford that needs all kinds of fixes. ( except for the coed sleeping areas)
Im all for new ships and the ship builders are surely salivating and ready but Trump needs to be clear from the get go that the old days are over. The new buyer wont tolerate cost overuns, missed deadlines and “government prices”
. They will have to earn their money by delivering a top notch product on time on budget and without waste fraud and abuse of they taxpayera wallet.
Take an Iowa class battleship out of mothballs. Give nuclear propulsion and state of the tech. New ammo for the 16 inch guns and a panoply of offensive and defensive missiles.
Then sail her up and down the Formosa straight 24/7/365
The problem is the Navy wants those worthless LCS “Frigates”.
A 4,000 ton ship with no VLS.
A fools errand.
Peace through strength. What a concept.
Whoever built the new zumwalt needs to be given the task of assembling porta potties in Greenland.
Only one question: Who do I need to invest in?