Overview
- The companies signed the memorandum of agreement on Oct. 26 at APEC 2025 in Gyeongju, formalizing deeper industrial cooperation.
- They will jointly pursue the Next‑Generation Logistics Ship and plan a combined response to the Navy’s information request, with the service signaling up to three concept and design awards and a plan for about 13 ships starting in fiscal 2028 with $100 million already allocated for advance procurement.
- The pact targets expansion of U.S. shipbuilding capacity through potential joint investments, distributed production, and flexible construction approaches.
- Collaboration spans engineering and technology sharing in automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, as well as bolstered lifecycle support for Navy operations in the Indo‑Pacific.
- The move builds on an April memorandum of understanding and pairs HHI’s auxiliary‑ship experience with HII’s complex naval construction capabilities while procurement decisions remain pending.