One land mine blowing up one ship and choking the world's oil supply pays for the entire Navy Marine mammal program and its robotics program for a long time.

Radio systems delivered under this contract are slated to be installed into new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAP) and used in other applications for the U.S. Marine Corps.

A friend of mine, who came from a prestigious school with a strong Chinese tradition here, once told me excitedly that China's Marine industry was already well - developed during the Ming Dynasty.