I honestly thought this was going to talk about the incredible misunderstanding a lot of people seemed to have about the story. Most assumed that the Navy was ordering 10 submarines to be delivered at more or less the same time, which is not at all what was happening.
Rather, the Navy is buying the next 10 submarines it would have been buying anyways, but in a single block contract to reduce the per-unit cost. But that wasn't the interpretation that made it to the taxpayer (which makes sense for the taxpayer, but I don't understand why so many media sources left it confusing).
Rather, the Navy is buying the next 10 submarines it would have been buying anyways, but in a single block contract to reduce the per-unit cost. But that wasn't the interpretation that made it to the taxpayer (which makes sense for the taxpayer, but I don't understand why so many media sources left it confusing).