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USMC Says It Needs Nine More Amphibious Warships To Carry Out Its Missions
Why it’s here: Covers Marine Corps and Navy amphibious shipbuilding requirements, congressional mandates (10 big deck minimum), procurement contracts, and Hill funding fights over the defense budget, all squarely within defense tech acquisition and the defense industrial base.
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9d agoThe War ZoneUSMC Says It Needs Nine More Amphibious Warships To Carry Out Its MissionsMarine Corps and Navy seek funding to grow the amphibious fleet from 31 to 40 ships, with no set timeline pending future congressional appropriations.1 outletDefense4 linked
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