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BOATBUILDING “Not many U.S. shipyards want to get involved in building for foreign clients under FMS. T ese projects typically have a range of 24 to 40 months from the start of client discussions to the detailed-design award. T e build time frame is about 36 months af er design completion, with long lead items, particularly in the weapons and sensors suite.” – Shehraze Shah, CEO at Swif ships

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State’s “Pol-Mil Bureau” to determine which weapons, sen- Multi-mission market: Highly Competitive, sors and multi-mission packages are releasable for clients to Domestically & Overseas complete our