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Hanwha Philly Shipyard and Hanwha Defense USA have decided to participate in the U.S. Navy's military support ship design project.
It is the first time for a Korean company to carry out a U.S. Navy shipbuilding project based on a local shipyard in the U.S.
Philly Shipyard and DefenseUSA said they have signed a partnership agreement with Vard Marine US, a ship and special ship design company, for the U.S. Navy's next-generation munitions support ship concept design project.
The two companies will work with VARD, the main contractor of the NGLS concept design project, to conduct market research and conduct conceptual design and improvement work on the new NGLS platform.
The meaning of this contract is that Hanwha has broken through the high hurdles of the U.S. military warship business. Since the launch of the Hanwha Philly Shipyard in December 2024, Hanwha Group has invested more than $200 million to strengthen its production capacity and expand its local workforce.
Analysts say that Hanwha Group's expansion of its shipbuilding and defense business in the U.S. has begun in earnest with this order.
An official from Hanwha Group, who spoke to this newspaper by phone, said, "I am proud to participate in the design process of the U.S. Navy warship. It is significant in that it has an opportunity to utilize Hanwha Ocean's global best shipbuilding capabilities."
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