Posts Share with x Claims Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses said it would take seven years to build the necessary ships to stand up to Russia.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegses announced at a press conference that he is not ready to compete against Russia, particularly at sea, in Brussels. He claims it will take more than seven years to build the necessary ship. We’ll broadcast what he actually does…

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Verdict: False

Hegeseth said the US should increase the pace of shipbuilding and reduce its procurement from seven to three years. He did not say that the United States is not ready to face Russia, particularly at sea.

Fact check:

Hegses visited Europe. So he said that America’s biggest security priorities are not in Europe, but in its southern borders and its homeland. Associated Press.

Social media users claim that when Hegses was in Brussels, he said the US could not take on the Russian army.

This claim is wrong. No media covers these alleged remarks. A US Department of Defense spokesman checked your facts Transcripts On February 13th, Brussels press conference.

He was nowhere to say that the US was not ready to play against Russia, especially at sea. Instead, Hegseth commented on the need for shipbuilding, reducing the time it took to perform military sales abroad. (Related: Has Trump signed an executive order to UNRWA to suspend all new funds?)

Heggs said:

“To ensure that we are robustly investing in defense industrial bases, we are seeing deep and dramatic reforms in the Department of Defense along with President Trump’s leadership. A great example is shipbuilding. We They need to significantly increase their ability to build ships and submarines to respect their obligations not only to themselves but to their allies.

And we do that. Foreign military sales are another thing that I mentioned this morning by the Secretary General. We have been a nation for a long time so that our allies can provide major platforms and weapons systems like the F-35 and Patriots. Whatever the system is, it will need to be reformed, so it will be faster, so no requests will be provided in 7 years from today, but there will be fewer red tapes in 3 years from now, and the most possible It has efficient and effective technology.

We have heard from our allies that it is part of being a sincere partner. We make sure foreign military sales are as fast as possible. This is once again a multiplier of power for American power, and this is what we want to do in a contested world. ”

The Russian Navy has suffered some losses in the war with Ukraine, with more than 20 ships being destroyed or disabled as of March 2024. CNN. Russia has a considerable fleet, but the US Navy has warned Tonnage. Global firepower.