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PREMIUM: Esper hails shipbuilding study but budgetary questions remain
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has called for higher spending on shipbuilding, in order to support what he described as a ‘game-changer’ for fleet design.
In a speech at the RAND Corporation on 16 September, he added that a long-awaited force structure assessment stipulates a need for the USN ...
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