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Multi-Ship Buy Of Four Amphibs Could Save $900 Million, Navy And Marine Corps Officials Say

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Multi-Ship Buy Of Four Amphibs Could Save $900 Million, Navy And Marine Corps Officials Say
The USS Tripoli (LHA-7) America-class amphibious assault ship, transits toward Naval Station Guantanamo Bay on Aug. 3, 2020 while en route to its new homeport in San Diego, Calif. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Annaliss Candelaria/Released)

Navy and Marine Corps officials recently told lawmakers a potential multi-ship procurement buy of three San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships and one America-class amphibious assault ship could save upward of $900 million. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), said during an April 18 House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee hearing that he believed buying all four ships at once would save about $900 million. “It seems like to me that…

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