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Defense Watch: Lighter Amphibs, Rocket Lab Update, FMS Fees

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Friday, May 8th, 2020

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Defense Watch: Lighter Amphibs, Rocket Lab Update, FMS Fees

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Can’t Turn on a Dime. If the Marine Corps shifts to lighter, more mobile forces and assets that would require lighter amphibious warships that would be acquired by the Navy, then industry needs to be part of the conversation because “you’re really talking about what does shipbuilding, what does the Navy look like 10 to 15 years from now,” Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, said last week in response to an analyst’s question during the company’s…

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