Hunter Stires, who was an advisor to former Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, argued the service should conduct a competition between HII and BIW for any future surface combatant rather than allowing a teaming arrangement, which is currently envisioned for the DDG(X) program. He also suggested Hanwha, the South Korean conglomerate that has aggressively pursued a stronger position in the American defense industrial base, could emerge as a third option moving forward.
“The Navy should seize the opportunity presented by having a world-class dual-use naval and commercial shipbuilder like Hanwha join the market. A spirited three-way competition will lead to stronger, more cost effective performance and higher output by all involved versus having just two yards in the mix,” he said, citing the company’s experience building destroyers for the Republic of Korea Navy.
Center for Maritime Strategy
Hunter Stires | Quoted by Justin Katz
External Source: Breaking Defense
Hunter Stires, who was an advisor to former Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, argued the service should conduct a competition between HII and BIW for any future surface combatant rather than allowing a teaming arrangement, which is currently envisioned for the DDG(X) program. He also suggested Hanwha, the South Korean conglomerate that has aggressively pursued a stronger position in the American defense industrial base, could emerge as a third option moving forward.
“The Navy should seize the opportunity presented by having a world-class dual-use naval and commercial shipbuilder like Hanwha join the market. A spirited three-way competition will lead to stronger, more cost effective performance and higher output by all involved versus having just two yards in the mix,” he said, citing the company’s experience building destroyers for the Republic of Korea Navy.
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Hunter Stires, Non-Resident Senior Fellow