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Navy Acquisition Chief Orders 30-Year Ship Repair And Maintenance Plan

Tuesday, June 19th, 2018

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Navy Acquisition Chief Orders 30-Year Ship Repair And Maintenance Plan

BAE's ship repair yard in Norfolk, Va. (Photo: BAE Systems)

The Navy is starting a 30-year ship repair and modernization plan as a sort of companion to the 30-year shipbuilding plan, the Navy’s top acquisition official said Tuesday.James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development, and acquisition (ASN RDA), told reporters during a conference that the 30-year shipbuilding plan is “only as good as our ability to continue to repair and modernize those ships once we build them.”Therefore, Geurts is looking for a new “companion plan that then…

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