US Navy Looking to S. Korean, Japanese Shipbuilders to Revive American Shipyards

FILE - This undated handout photo released Sept. 28, 2021, by South Korea's Defense Ministry shows South Korea's 3,000-ton-class SLBM submarine at Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in Ulsan.

The United States is looking to Korean and Japanese shipbuilders to help revive its dormant naval shipyards and boost maritime competitiveness in the face of China's accelerated naval buildup.