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Maybe just buy them from the South Koreans. They seem to have it figured out. :-|
Fincantieri had the FREMM figured out. Then Pentagon procurement happened.
A lot of those South Korean frigates were built by Daewoo, which has been bought by Hanwha, owner of the Philly yard. But they have not built for the Pentagon before, just like Fincantieri had not.
The other variable is God and Savior Trump is probably in a yank to get the program going. I forsee a flood of change orders, when initial designs turn out to be impractical, but they have already been cutting and welding steel.
Steve
