WASHINGTON -- The use of allied shipyards, either as contracted manufacturers of components or as investors in U.S. facilities, will be "critical" to bolstering the American defense industrial base, President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, said in his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.
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Trump's Navy secretary pick calls use of allied shipyards 'critical'
Phelan says president's instructions were 'shipbuilding, shipbuilding, shipbuilding'
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan is seen in a dry dock in Norfolk, Virginia. John Phelan expressed hope in allied shipbuilders investing in U.S. yards. (U.S. Navy photo)
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