Oldmanrant (@Oldmanrant)

#SouthKorea #USN #ShipBuilding I would love it if South Korea and Japan built USN ships and created parts for supply-chain. We could keep up with the PLAN. There are laws that prohibit such ideas from coming to fruition. Can Korea Really Build America's Next Warships? The US Navy has asked three South Korean shipbuilders Hanwha Ocean, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Samsung Heavy Industries whether they could build American destroyers and fleet tankers. It sounds like outsourcing the US Navy's fleet to Korea. It isn't, quite, and current US law may not even allow it. This video covers what the Navy's Requests for Information actually say (and don't), the law that bars foreign yards from building a Navy vessel's hull, components included, why the Navy is sending the RFI anyway, and the rival Korea-US industry teams (HD Hyundai with Huntington Ingalls, Samsung with NASSCO and DSEC) racing for the same future contract. Plus: why Hanwha's outright purchase of the Philadelphia Shipyard sidesteps the legal fight entirely, and what Congress is doing right now to close the door on foreign-built warships for good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbzgr6uKk4k