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[mack8]

Not enough, China should have built 1 million tons between 2021-2025.

 

[AlexYe]

Not enough, China should have built 1 million tons between 2021-2025.

Just count the non-military ships they made
If you want a stat, China State Shipbuilding Corporation, produced more commercial ship tonnage in 2024 than the total output of the entire US shipbuilding industry from the end of World War II to the present..

China State Shipbuilding Corporation also makes ships for PLAN

 

[BasilicaLew]

This is an Incr.2 actually...


Edit: Oh wait, nvm...

General Atomics and Anduril.
HOW HOW DO YOU LOSE TO ANDURIL?

 

[CasualObserver]

General Atomics and Anduril.
HOW HOW DO YOU LOSE TO ANDURIL?

Even if their products and services are inferior to those of the established players, the U.S. Military is intentionally subsidizing new players to bring some competition into the hegemony of Lockmart, I ain't Goeing if Boeing, General Atomics and Northrop Grumman.

Plus, Incr.1 is all about simplicity, cheapness, and scale; so the winning design doesn't necessarily have to beat the other contenders in performance.