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As Pentagon officials and lawmakers mull the topline of the fiscal year 2020 defense budget, Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] will be focused on ensuring the Navy’s next generation of nuclear submarines remains sufficiently funded without sacrificing other shipbuilding priorities, the company’s leader said.The forthcoming Columbia-class of nuclear submarines has been identified as a top service priority, said HII President and CEO Mike Petters in a Dec. 1 interview with Defense Daily in Simi Valley, California. But as officials consider whether…
