[ProtectOurFreedom]

Built back when we were a rich and powerful nation with the greatest Science, Tech and Engineering schools in the world churning out hundreds of thousands of brilliant graduates.

Can they be built today and work? Can we maintain and upgrade the old fleet? I fear the answers are increasingly “Doubtful” or “No.”

We are coasting on the great fumes of achievements of prior generations and a nation proud of who it was and what it could accomplish.

[Leaning Right]

> Built back when we were a rich and powerful nation with the greatest Science, Tech and Engineering schools in the world churning out hundreds of thousands of brilliant graduates. <

One of the finalists to be the next Chief of Naval Operations is a female admiral by the name of Lisa Franchetti. Her college degree is in journalism. Let that sink in for a moment.

[rottndog]

Can they be built today and work?

The boats the Navy are putting in the water now are better than any that came before. Our current manufacturing capacity is just fine.

[rwa265]

Virginia class submarines are being built to replace Los Angeles class submarines. Since 1999, 21 have been put in service, two more have been launched, and 11 are under construction.