The shipbuilding industrial base is warning that the US Navy's aircraft carrier delay could be a disaster

USS Gerald R. Ford sails alongside two destroyers in the Atlantic Ocean.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly

• A delay in procuring the next US Navy aircraft carrier could have major impacts on its industrial base.
• It'll affect more than 2,000 businesses, representing over 60,000 jobs across the country.
• If production slows, it'll take more effort to restart and maintain the workforce.

The industrial base building the US...