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Coast Guard to Order More Ships, Aircraft to Fight Terrorism.
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Day (New London, CT)
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April 26, 2004
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2004 The Day. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Robert A. Hamilton
Apr. 26--The Coast Guard has to significantly increase its ship and aircraft purchases to meet the demands that have been placed on it since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a prominent research group has concluded after a months-long study of the sea service.
Rand Corp.'s National Security Research Division determined that the Coast Guard would need twice as many ships, twice as many surveillance drones and 50 percent more short-range helicopters than it would acquire under its planned 20-year acquisition program known as the Integrated Deepwater System.
The report released today also recommends speeding up the program so the ...
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