You should expect that's at least more than Double, I would hope, in the new budget is what we're basically looking at. And There is a pretty big contingent of auxiliary and support ships [in the new budget]. I think that's one of the ways, candidly, to help rebuild the maritime industrial base is through these easier ships to build than our combat ships with, you know, very complicated radar systems or nuclear propulsion systems. (58:36–58:42)
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