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HASC Seapower Chair Backs Battleship Concept, Reiterates Support For Navy’s F/A-XX

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HASC Seapower Chair Backs Battleship Concept, Reiterates Support For Navy’s F/A-XX
Rep. Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), right, chair of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, tours the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a visit to the ship in May 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Shepard Fosdyke-Jackson)

The top lawmaker on the House’s Navy acquisition oversight panel on Wednesday backed the Trump administration’s plan to build a new fleet of battleships, calling the initiative a “great idea.” Rep. Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), chair of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, also reiterated that support remains for continuing the Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter aircraft program. “Naval aviation is obviously an important area of equipment for the carrier strike group, providing a wide range of combat functions.…

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