US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said he was "floored" at South Korea's shipbuilding abilities.
A recent review found that the US Navy's top shipbuilding programs are heavily delayed by years.
Del Toro and other Navy officials addressed US shipbuilding problems in a budget hearing this week.
US Navy Secretary Carlo Del Toro visiting a South Korean shipyard in February 2024.
Nick Guertin, the Navy acquisition executive, the Navy review "identified major initiatives to drive improvement that we plan to pursue."
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