Trump Signs Orders to Boost Arms Procurement and Shipbuilding, Streamline Arms Sales

The president directs the Pentagon to boost both private and public investment in the shipbuilding industry.
Trump Signs Orders to Boost Arms Procurement and Shipbuilding, Streamline Arms Sales
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) man the rails as the ship departs Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding for builder's sea trials off the U.S. East Coast, in Newport News, Va., on April 8, 2017. Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher Delano/U.S. Navy via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump signed a raft of new executive orders on April 9, including three prioritizing U.S. shipbuilding, other military procurement projects, and streamlining the process for transferring weapons systems to allies.

The trio of executive orders comes as the Trump administration is working to revamp U.S. military-industrial capacity and prepare military allies and partners to take on a greater share of the burden in shared foreign policy objectives.

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Ryan Morgan is a reporter for The Epoch Times focusing on military and foreign affairs.
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