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Leading Off

U.S. Shipbuilding

With China leading all of the discussions, it is only ? tting to quote Sun Tzu in the Art of War: “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.

Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat” © Yazid Nasuha/AdobeStock

And with that it is our opinion we need to move into a of an important Arctic strategy.

war time mindset as multi domain manned and unmanned The second tactical 2025 year-end Memorandum of systems blur both military and commercial boundaries. Understanding was executed in Washington DC between

We must develop programs to deliver bottoms within the Maritime Operating Group (MOG) and Hyundai the two to ? ve years and follow-on tonnage in updated Heavy Industries (HHI) Naval Shipbuilding Group to and ef? cient U.S. shipyard capacity in long term strate- collaborate on the design and construction of hybrid die- gies. The Amtech Network is working though more than sel electric submarines for U.S. Navy training, technology several projects as design integrators and Vessel Construc- testing, research & development and special missions. The tion Managers (VCM) to meet those goals. All tactical MOG principals and advisors bring more than 50 years’ projects and all meeting short term delivery requirements experience in SEAL team SDV operation and Hyundai simply because the ? rst series are built with foreign ca- brings its decades of shipyard manufacturing expertise as pacity and partnerships. the largest and most successful shipbuilding company in the world. Grand Bay Capital Management is navigating the ? nancial requirements of the project and the Amtech

Look to the Arctic

The ? rst positive tactical movement within the Ad- network is selected as the VCM.

ministration, MIB, and USCG was the current contract The ? rst series of submarines will be built in Hyundai award for the construction of the “Arctic Security Cutters”. under commercial contract and meet the tactical delivery

Under that Memorandum of Understanding between the periods we have addressed. The MOU meets MASGA tar-

U.S and Finland, Rauma Marine Construction will pro- iff agreements between the U.S. and ROK governments vide their icebreaking technology and experience to deliver and supports Montana Senator Tim Sheehy’s “As a Ser- two vessels from the Finish yard by 2028. A total of four vice” agenda to introduce a commercially based advanced (4) medium size icebreakers will be built in Finland. Up to undersea defense ecosystem. The MOU addresses the de- seven additional vessels will be built in the United States velopment of MRO facilities in the Unites States under with Bollinger Shipyard in Houma. That is the beginning HHI supervision and eventual construction of follow-on 10 | MN January 2026