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Angus King: “We need to be thinking about modularization and modernization as built into the concept because we are building a 35- or…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2015
We need to be thinking about modularization and modernization as built into the concept because we are building a 35- or 40-year asset, and it is obsolete the day it is built.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King emphasizes the need for modernization in military assets.

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