Chief of Naval Operations nominee Adm. Daryl Caudle today told lawmakers he will consider tapping foreign shipyards to bolster the U.S. Navy's fleet via maintenance contracts and potentially new construction work, saying international allies must be part of the solution to domestic shipbuilding challenges. “I don't know how we do what we need to do without bringing international partners into the capacity problem that we have while we build up our capacity, because we need ships today,” Caudle told senators...
