By Geoff Fein The Navy is looking at a variety of ways to cut down on the number of components it buys for surface ships to help lower the cost of ship construction, a service official said. The two biggest varieties of components in the fleet are circuit breakers and valves, Rear Adm. Charles Goddard, program executive officer (PEO) ships, told Defense Daily in a recent interview. "When we looked at this, we said there has got to be some…
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