If it's a circus now? Trump as the ringmaster, will set the tent on fire. After NATO, it could be Australia. Could enough Americans be so deluded, as to vote him into power?
(this will be reported, by avid fans. We will see if the mods let this comment stand. I don't know where the floor is for protecting Trump? I've had another Trump comment deleted, that I saw as factual)
USNI has an article on subs, it may stand as 1 this year. We will see, as in time, all will be revealed. It may be the cry for the more infrastructure money.
Navy Will Ask for 1 Virginia-Class Sub in FY 25 Shipbuilding Budget, Increase Amphib Production - USNI News Critics of cutting the submarine budget say that buying fewer than two per year will send a dangerous signal to U.S. allies about Washington’s lack of commitment to the AUKUS plan. Last month, a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to the Biden administration outlining this argument.
“Simply put, now is not the time to insert instability in the supply chain with uncertainty in procurement rates,”
House Armed Services Committee lawmakers wrote in the letter, dated Jan. 17 and reported by USNI News.
“The FY2025 budget will come at a pivotal time for the Virginia-class submarine program and sustaining our unmatched edge in the undersea domain. Any deviation from the planned cadence of the construction and procurement of two submarines per year will reverberate both at home and abroad, with allies and competitors alike.”