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James Kilby: “We can't use our most expensive munitions, which are really…”

Featuring: James Kilby, Acting Chief of Naval Operations | National

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Senator John Hoeven Discusses Missile Defense and ISR Technology with Admiral James Kilby and Secretary John Phelan

Published | Video Starts at 04:03

And all of those become less desirable because as you, the USA is, the UAS is getting closer to your ship as you kind of work down the chain of what's more economical. Right. Hey. So, sir, really quickly agree with you completely. We can't use our most expensive munitions, which are really capable offensively in defense. But we found ourselves in that position when the Red Sea started. As things developed, we started to use air wings and the ability to try the threat arranged to even include helicopters. (04:03–04:10)

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Asserts that expensive munitions should not be used for defense.

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