
The initial mark of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee’s portion of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill would give the Navy authority to award multi-year procurement contracts for up to 13 attack submarines and 550 MK-48 torpedoes. The bill draft specifically gives the Secretary of the Navy authority to use multi-year procurement contracts for up to 13 Block IV Virginia-class attack submarines as well as up to six Auxiliary Personnel Lighters, berthing barges that house…