US commercial and naval shipbuilding not keeping up

Newsworthy-  Government and policy analysts say U.S. naval shipbuilding is behind schedule across major programs, including submarines and surface ships. Commercial shipbuilding has also withered, leaving the United States with a far smaller industrial base than it once had. Long build times and workforce shortages are slowing fleet growth even as threat levels remain high. The Trump administration is facing a defense-industrial problem built over decades, not a quick fix.