The Pentagon is considering outsourcing warship design and building to Korea and Japan with a proposed $1.85 billion feasibility study into the project, according to U.S. media reports.
The study — included in the 2027 budget — will look at the feasibility of adopting or co-producing advanced hulls such as Japan’s Mogami-class and Korea’s Daegu-class frigates to supplement the U.S. Navy’s overstretched production lines, USNI News reported on Friday.
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(1) MASGA project: US navy is outsourcing its shipbuilding to Japan and Korea.
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The Pentagon is considering outsourcing warship design and building to Korea and Japan with a proposed $1.85 billion feasibility study into the project, according to U.S. media reports.
The study — included in the 2027 budget — will look at the feasibility of adopting or co-producing advanced hulls such as Japan’s Mogami-class and Korea’s Daegu-class frigates to supplement the U.S. Navy’s overstretched production lines, USNI News reported on Friday.
2. How is this related to the sub
(1) MASGA project: US navy is outsourcing its shipbuilding to Japan and Korea.