The U.S. Navy is facing a tricky situation regarding the supply chain of component production for its warships. According to Richard Spencer, the U.S. Navy’s top civilian contractors have been reduced to relying on political adversaries like China and Russia for the production of these components.

The difficulty centers largely on the hegemony gained by these superpowers through their international control. For example, China’s Belt to Road initiative creates debt structures in developing countries. However, this could lead to unhelpful levels of control over manufacturers in those nations.

US Navy Cutting Dependence on Adversaries

Spencer’s concerns were piqued recently when the Italian manufacturer Fincantieri was chosen as a finalist to build a new warship. The difficulty lies in the fact that Italy has recently accepted Belt and Road help from China, putting its loyalties into question. Spencer stated:

“We did have a very open conversation with the executive management of Fincantieri saying: ‘Show me the firewalls.’ Fincantieri is not a government-controlled entity . . . but if it’s sitting in a country that has just signed up to Belt and Road, we had to go out and ask and we had to go out and see.”

The solution is apparently not solvable by local suppliers either. Little to no investments into local manufacturing have come even amid the growth in military spending. The problem lies primarily in the chaotic financing decisions coming from Washington.

Without local supply chain options, and with tenuous overseas connections, the US Navy finds itself in a bind. Given the complexity that is already associated with the need for intellectual security related to military weaponry, finding new solutions is becoming critical.

Blockchain Technology on the Case

The best solution for the U.S. Navy may well come in the form of blockchain technology. Whereas sensitive information could be insecure on international servers where components are made, the budding technology may offer solutions.

Blockchain delegates access to information to the holders of private keys. A blockchain that protected the information and limited access only to private key holders would offer complete security for governmental data.

What’s more, blockchain technology could also help to protect parts and limit any kind of tampering in the manufacturing and transportation processes. By stamping each individual component with its own key, each movement would be logged as an immutable transaction. The result would be complete data certainty over multiple venues.

While the U.S. Navy may continue facing challenges, the ingenious technology that gave rise to Bitcoin may be the best solution possible. In spite of the aversion to blockchain generally, the growing need may force the U.S. government to tip its hand and accept the help it needs.

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