No ice-hardened ships for US Navy

GAO concurs with Navy report saying that US Arctic defense needs can be met using conventional warships and military aircraft

Alan Bailey

Petroleum News

The Government Accountability Office has issued a report concurring with a report published by the U.S. Navy, finding that the Navy does not require ice-hardened vessels in order to be able to execute the Department of Defense’s Arctic strategy. The findings come in contrast to the strategy of the U....

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