It is not a secret that the U.S. Navy is seriously hampered by shipbuilding delays. Upcoming projects, including aircraft carriers, submarines, frigates, and destroyers, are facing construction issues, budgetary constraints, and delivery deficiencies that are hampering the service’s ability to maintain its future sea-based strategy.

Following an executive order issued by President Donald Trump last month, some shipbuilders are trying to use this moment to position themselves as a greater potential partner in America’s naval shipbuilding industry. Italian manufacturer Fincantieri, which owns three shipyards located in Wisconsin on the Great Lakes, has expressed that Trump’s prerogative will boost its ability to field Constellation-class frigates in a timelier manner.