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U.S. Shipbuilding:

Tactical Strategy or Ready to Cut Steel in 2026?

By Bob Kunkel ting to quote Sun Tzu in the Art of War.

Maritime 2026 opened with a bang “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. between the announcement of Battleships, Venezuela,

Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat” shadow ? eets and yes, U.S. shipbuilding. The commercial

In no uncertain terms 2025 brought plenty of “noise” to building issue may come down to strategic patience or the both commercial markets and geopolitical events. We now adaptability to evolve through new technology while ig- noring historic, old tactics. The subject requires another need a strategic path coupled with new tactics to move for- year of debate as the line separating the success or failure of ward in the shipbuilding world to dictate how and when

Naval and Commercial shipbuilding in the U.S. is slowly that U.S. victory can occur.

A newly elected Administration in Washington raised becoming a blur. Look towards Naval growth developing the question of our capability to rebuild and revitalize U.S in non-traditional patterns … because it has to.

shipbuilding in 2025. Executive Orders, draft legislation

With China leading all of the discussions, it is only ? t- 8 | MN January 2026