“We spent over two years looking at different shipyards in the US and potential acquisition targets,” Davie Defense CEO Kai Skvarla told Breaking Defense in an interview today.
“Together, the four companies represent the world’s premier icebreaker shipbuilding companies,” the shipbuilders said in a joint statement.
With potential adversaries no longer predictable, training must move beyond just live exercises and flight simulators.
The service wants a ship that can be launched within three years of a contract award being issued, according to a recent request for information.