Think about where we would be today had we ended submarine production in the early 90s. The answer is not to abandon capabilities, it is to tailor them. Small surface combatants are affordable, producible and lethal at scale. freeing our most capable platforms to focus where they matter most logistics and auxiliaries that form the backbone of of sustained global operations. (41:38–41:45)
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Asserts the benefits of small surface combatants in terms of cost, production, and lethality.
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