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More Missions Expected For High-Speed Vessels

February 04 2010

USA

The Pentagon is expanding its plans to buy 10 Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSVs) for use by the Army and Navy, the Navy Times reports.

The 338-foot-long aluminum, twin-hulled catamarans are now seen to be suitable for a wider variety of missions. SEALs, Marines and riverine squadrons could all use the craft, said Navy Undersecretary Bob Work.

"We like their self-deployability aspects," he said. "They can be a sea base, they can be an Africa Partnership Station, they're...

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