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The US Navy is seeking contractors to build thousands of low-cost unmanned drones to counter China's dominance in these technologies. But the military-industrial complex is committed to continue the focus on large, high-cost ships and submarines.

Despite the Navy's public insistence that unmanned drones and submersibles are a priority, it has made few capital commitments, especially long-term, to attract interest from shipbuilders. What's more, legacy shipbuilders for the Navy strongly prefer to make weapons systems according to the models that exist now, given profit margins and lack of capacity.

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