The news comes after a major report earlier this year revealed the Navy's biggest projects, including new Virginia-class submarines, were facing severe delays of up to three years.
Absent today's intervention, I have zero confidence that Navy shipbuilding will get back on track."
The Navy attributed shipbuilding delays across its top programs to COVID-19's impact on the workforce and supply chain.
"Somehow, the Navy continues to assert that commitments to INDOPACOM and our AUKUS partners remain on track" despite Virginia-class delays, he said.
Virginia-class submarines are considered vital to the US' role in deterring and, if necessary, fighting China.
Persons:
—, Ken Calvert, Calvert, Carlos Del Toro, Christopher Kastner, Politico, Del Toro
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Service, Business, Navy, California Republican, General Dynamics Corp, Huntington Ingalls Industries, U.S . Navy, Shipyard, White, DOD, Pentagon, US Navy Public Affairs, Columbia, US Navy, US, Royal Australian Navy
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Virginia, California, Columbia, China, Australia