I said, okay, how long is it going to take us to design it? How long to build? Sir, it'll take four years to design. It'll take four years to build. What If we're at war and Admiral Paparo tells you he needs [the new frigate] tomorrow, we could get it down to probably two years in design and three years in build. Said, okay, what if I tell you you have six to nine months to design it and you've got 18 months to build it? What would you tell me? (22:10–22:21)
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Asserts that the design and build time for a new frigate could be reduced to two years and three years, respectively, in wartime.
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