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Construction on the first frigate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/08\/31\/marinette-marine-to-begin-building-first-constellation-frigate\/\">began in September 2022<\/a>, and four ships are now on contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The yard is a \u201cfew hundred\u201d workers short, Andy Bosak, the deputy program manager, said in a presentation at the Surface Navy Association\u2019s annual conference,<b> <\/b>although he declined to say exactly how much it would delay the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMuch like the rest of industry \u2026 we are working on increasing the ship workforce, both the blue-collar and white-collar workforce,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, \u201cwe do have a challenge in the schedule. We are working this. Fincantieri has communicated to us challenges within the schedule. We are doing our analysis, as the Navy does, doing deep dives on causes and effects and various different levers of which we can pull within that shipyard,\u201d Bosak added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Navy leaders will decide what to do going forward, and therefore determine the exact schedule impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced Thursday he has directed the ship acquisition community to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Navy shipbuilding portfolio \u201cto provide an assessment of national and local causes of shipbuilding challenges, as well as recommended actions for achieving a healthier U.S. shipbuilding industrial base that provides combat capabilities that our warfighters need, on a schedule that is relevant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This study is due in 45 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI remain concerned with the lingering effects of post-pandemic conditions on our shipbuilders and their suppliers that continue to affect our shipbuilding programs, particularly our Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarines and Constellation Class Frigate,\u201d Del Toro said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fincantieri Marinette Marine deferred to the Navy when asked for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The delay comes as the Navy is increasing its procurement rate of the frigates. 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