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China’s Naval Buildup Exposes U.S. Shipbuilding Gaps and Fleet Weakness

China’s Naval Buildup Exposes U.S. Shipbuilding Gaps and Fleet Weakness

From the Heritage Foundation: "For too long, the Navy’s shipbuilding and fleet design has been focused on budgets and short-term business decisions, considerations that have neither delivered capacity nor resiliency against a formidable foe in Beijing. The threat is real. Shipbuilding takes time (even the unmanned types), and failing to act has placed the nation in a precarious situation."

Apr 15, 2026

America’s Fourth Coast Could Help Close the Shipbuilding Gap with China

America’s Fourth Coast Could Help Close the Shipbuilding Gap with China

Op-Ed in Real Clear Defense: "China currently has a monopoly on the commercial shipbuilding industry. America’s interests are served best when the nation builds and produces its own needs. Private corporations should not be reliant on China for building commercial vessels. The United States still retains the industrial foundation to rebuild shipbuilding capacity, specifically in the Great Lakes region."

Apr 13, 2026

USNI: Pentagon’s New $65.8 shipbuilding request is highest since 1962

USNI: Pentagon’s New $65.8 shipbuilding request is highest since 1962

From USNI: "A two-page White House fact sheet detailing the so-called skinny budget proposal says the FY 2027 request is seeking 41 ships across the government, but does not provide a breakdown of classes or which services are buying the vessels. A separate section of the fact sheet says the administration is asking for “18 battle force ships and 16 non-battle force ships,” for a total of 34 naval ships."

Apr 3, 2026