That prize Challenge award shows our commitment to closing those gaps. Let me reiterate my main point again. The Golden Fleet is not one thing. Large surface combatants, a requirement defined by the U.S. navy, are designed to deliver long range, high speed, sustained fires, robust air and missile defense, and command and control for both manned and unmanned forces. The Trump class battleship will serve as an unambiguous statement of American resolve. Defiant in spirit and decisive in action. It is not a return to the past, it is a lethal, decisive response to the future fight. (39:58–40:13)
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Asserts the design and purpose of large surface combatants as defined by the U.S. Navy.
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