ViewpointsOpinionNew Shipbuilding Deal Promises Swifter Sailing for the US NavySaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintThe Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) in a file photo. AP Photo/Khalil HamraWilson Beaver&Anthony B. Kim4/29/2025|Updated: 5/4/20250:00X 1CommentaryRecently, the United States’ largest military shipbuilder signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, the global leader in shipbuilding, with a roughly 10 percent market share.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.