Shipuilder Newport News Shipbuilding, Va., informed the Department of Justice of faulty welds that may have been made intentionally on non-critical components on in-service Navy submarines and aircraft carriers, USNI News has learned.
[Huntington Ingalls Industries] reported to the Navy that welds on new construction and in-service submarines and Ford-class aircraft carriers were made not following welding procedure, according to a Tuesday memo from Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Nickolas Guertin to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti.
The managers involved in this probably figured that they'd not get caught or that, since they supposedly were "non-critical", that nobody would either notice or care.
But they're wrong. If they want to produce shit and get paid for it, Russian shipyards are probably hiring.
But they were able to buy back their own stock, so it's all good. Right?
ReplyDeleteWhat on Earth would be the motive for doing this intentionally? Is the shipyard workforce infested with Putinists?
ReplyDeleteThe motive is probably the same as Boeing’s: Meeting a production schedule.
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