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John Phelan: “If [drones] hit the ship, that'd be a lot more expensive…”

Featuring: John Phelan, Secretary of the Navy | 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 03:18

At the end of the day, you look, we have to protect the ships because If [drones] hit the ship, that'd be a lot more expensive problem. But this is an area we are very focused on and one we are looking at for counter drones. (03:18–03:22)

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Asserts that drone strikes on ships would result in significant costs.

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