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A Polish Defiant order and American yard capacity

The proposed export depends on capacity beyond America's own shipbuilding needs.

Arms Exports Defiant Class Battleships Naval Shipbuilding Polish Navy Shipyards US Navy

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Question

Could Poland buy Defiant-class ships and strengthen the American building programme?

Short answer

Export production remains distant. Polish interest could reinforce the case for a new shipyard.

Notes

The United States still has to work out how to build its proposed Defiant battleships. Producing export ships would need considerably more capacity. In this assessment, that would require a new yard. Polish interest could support the case for one, though export production remains distant.