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HASC Republicans Push For Multi-Year Amphibious Ship Procurement

Friday, March 1st, 2024

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HASC Republicans Push For Multi-Year Amphibious Ship Procurement

Artist rendering of the first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, LPD-30. (Image: HII)

Two Republicans leaders in the House Armed Services Committee pushed the Defense Department to buy amphibious ships in multi-year procurements in a letter to the Office of Cost Estimate and Program Evaluation (CAPE). “As the cost assessment arm of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, CAPE should recognize the value of the cost savings generated by multiyear procurement of America-class and San Antonio-class amphibious ships,” Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Trent Kelly (R-Miss) wrote in the letter. Wittman is…

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