"'Since shipyard availability is at a premium in the United States, having a portion of that work done in Japan would address that problem until America can refurbish and expand its shipyards – a 10-year process in most defense analysts’ eyes,' Schuster said.

Japan and South Korea 'both build very high quality ships on time and on budget, both things (the US has) lost the ability to do,' Herzinger said."

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