U.S. Navy Officials Visit HD Hyundai Ulsan Shipyard To Gauge Warship Building Capacity
Senior U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officials toured HD Hyundai's Ulsan shipyard on November 4, 2026 to assess its capacity to build naval ships for the U.S.
Senior officials of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps toured HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, on November 4, 2026, to assess its ability to build naval ships.
The visit became public on November 8, when photos of it were put up on DVIDS, the Pentagon’s visual information distribution service.
The Navy’s assistant secretary for energy, installations and environment, led the group. Joining him were Lt. Gen. Andrew M. Niebel, who is the Marine Corps’ deputy commandant for installations and logistics, and Maj. Gen. Valerie A. Jackson, the head of Marine Corps Forces Korea.
As per the DVIDS caption, the officials wanted to gauge naval shipbuilding capacity, base infrastructure and logistics support in Korea. Apart from this, they looked at ways to improve maritime sustainment, which is basically keeping ships supplied, repaired and ready for long deployments, and to strengthen operational readiness and the alliance between the two countries.
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