Navy’s preliminary budget undercuts shipbuilding, senator says
The future looks murky for Navy shipbuilding due to budgetary uncertainty amid lagging ship production, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said at a June 10 hearing. While the Navy is prioritizing the revitalization of the U.S. shipbuilding industry, its proposed budget for fiscal 2026 would trim shipbuilding costs in…