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  "id": 5299080,
  "title": "US looks to warship designs from Japan, South Korea and Turkey, reports say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/us-looks-to-warship-designs-from-japan-south-korea-and-turkey-reports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3366232/us-looks-warship-designs-japan-south-korea-and-turkey-reports-say"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Washington is considering using Japanese, South Korean or Turkish frigate designs to expand the country’s naval fleet as the American shipbuilding industry struggles to meet demand, according to US media reports. The move comes after President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on August 13 calling for the use of foreign shipbuilding capacity and investment. However,…",
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