The congressional Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces held a hearing on March 11 and heard that the United States could learn from Japan’s plan to produce one submarine per year.
Ronald O’Rourke, a naval analyst serving the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress for four decades, told lawmakers that Japan’s shipbuilding methods allowed it the stability to build and maintain its 22-strong fleet with maximum efficiency.
The hearing follows remarks made by President Donald Trump to Congress on March 4, during which he promised to set up an office in the White House that would hand out “special tax incentives” to expand U.S. shipbuilding....
