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> This is the same reason the Navy has for building ships in the US even though they can be done other places cheaper. You'd think the biggest war machine on t
by ASalazarMX 8mo ago
> This is the same reason the Navy has for building ships in the US even though they can be done other places cheaper.
You'd think the biggest war machine on the planet would benefit from economies of scale by now. If they want to stay sharp they could build commercial ships between the ocassional war ship.
- shiroiuma 8mo agoThe company that builds aircraft carriers in the US tried exactly this back in the 1990s. It was a complete failure. They simply weren't at all competitive with foreign shipyards.