US Navy

“The United States can build 100,000 gross tons of ships every year. The Chinese can build 23 million gross tons. So they can outbuild the US 230 to one.”

“A destroyer, naval destroyer costs about $3 billion. You can field about 96 VLS tubes. So on average, you're fielding somewhere between 10 to 15 VLS tubes per year at a cost of 30 million per tube.”