Shipbuilders Council of America’s Post

Breaking Defense recently covered how the optimistic portrayal of outsourcing Navy shipbuilding and repair doesn’t match reality. Outsourcing these jobs will weaken national security and lead to fewer good-paying jobs here while benefiting other countries' economies. SCA’s President, Matthew Paxton, and Vice President, Paula Zorensky, note that comparisons to other industries should account for the unique challenges American shipyards face. https://lnkd.in/gseQG4r5

  • How SECNAV’s claims about S. Korean, Japanese shipbuilders do and do not line up Experts tell Breaking Defense that while Asian shipbuilders have become renowned for good reason, it’s apples and oranges comparing them to the US Navy’s staple prime contractors.

WASHINGTON — In late June, South Korean conglomerate Hanwha, and its shipbuilding arm Hanwha Ocean, announced plans to purchase a controlling stake of Philly Shipyard. And there were likely few people in Washington cheering them on more publicly than Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro.

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