The US Navy is pouring almost $1 billion into automating submarine production amid skilled worker shortages

TK US Navy photo by Neil Boorjian New highly automated factories will build components for US Navy Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines. Built by Hadrian, the factories are intended to quickly build parts and train workers. The Navy is pursuing automation, AI, and machine learning efforts to boost production. The US Navy is investing $900 million in automated factories to build parts for its top nuclear submarines. The sea service and congressional analysts have said that the submarine i...