Foreign investment is presented as one route to expanding facilities and expertise in the United States. Allied yards could also fabricate nonsensitive modules to American designs for integration elsewhere. The discussion cites an award for Babcock to build US submarine sections in Britain as an example of dividing construction work between facilities. The plan also considers overseas construction of certain commercial-type auxiliary lead ships. Follow-on ships could be built in US yards, foreign-owned yards in the United States, or allied overseas yards, depending on cost, schedule, and industrial needs. These options address the interval before additional domestic capacity can deliver at the required pace.
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Allied modules and overseas construction while US yards expand
The industrial plan considers allied investment, nonsensitive overseas modules, and limited foreign construction while American capacity grows.