“We need to look at some of the same type of ships that may be in common and see what we can leverage for speed purposes and for interoperability,” he said.
“What I'm interested in doing is as we go forward with different programs, is seeing what is out there that we can leverage to reduce our risk in initial production,” he said. “I think we would definitely be … doing all the manufacturing domestically, and then we also obviously have requirements to Buy American, buy a lot of parts domestically.”
But “to have a design that can reduce our risk and the shipyard’s risk — I'm all for that,” he said.
“The focus — when you look at potential fight with China — is kind of schedule driven,” he said. “How do we get the resources aligned to build the ships we need at the fastest pace possible?”
“Do our shipyards become more integrators of products than they are today? I don't know. That's why I'm … seeking your inputs,” he said. “I think schedule is the key item for us to be able to put the product we need out to the sailors [and] the Marines. … Anything you can do to help us get that under control — how we see the supply systems, how we feed the shipyards, how we build the ships, how do we get them to the fleet earlier and put that new technology in — is kind of key.”
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