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It is estimated that over the next two to three decades, the global naval shipbuilding industry could see an investment of over US $835 billion in new warship and submarine construction. In an ambitious effort, many countries are now analysing the strengths and weaknesses of their respective naval shipbuilding industries in order to renew their naval fleets. Towards this end, specialist studies and research have been commissioned by various stakeholders, to take a strategic look at the shipbuilding industry to determine lessons from some recent naval construction programmes, identify capacity limitations (in terms of infrastructure, skills and character of the workforce, and suppliers who constitute the ecosystem) and explore policy options that are open to the government and the industry to overcome any limitations. This paper presents a review of a few of these studies and identifies the factors that are likely to impact on future naval construction and acquisitions. The paper also examines trends in naval design and construction technologies and presents possible lessons for the Indian naval shipbuilding industry.
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