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Every Vessel Hunter story on Defense procurement: 2 stories, the latest on 21 August 2026. Newest: "Foreign-Build Plan for U.S. Warships Meets Congressional Resistance". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
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Foreign-Build Plan for U.S. Warships Meets Congressional Resistance
A White House memorandum would allow the first two ships of a U.S. Navy series to be built in South Korea or Japan, drawing objections from lawmakers in shipbuilding districts.
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White House Asks Navy to Move Ford-Class Carrier Island Amidships
The White House has asked the U.S. Navy to relocate the Ford-class island amidships, a change that could add several billion dollars per carrier and disrupt work already under way on USS Doris Miller.
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