The build-rate for the Virginia-class (SSN-774) attack submarines could take a hit with the planned reductions in defense spending just as the Navy was able to get two under construction in the same fiscal year for the first time in more than two decades, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Friday. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) said the current plans calling for a defense budget cut of $465 billion over the next 10 years would harm the…
Budget Cuts Will Likely Hit Virginia-Class Subs, HASC Chair Says
Defense Daily Staff
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