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HASC Subcommittee Adds LCS, Funding for DDG-51 and Amphibs in FY17 NDAA Mark

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, April 19th, 2016

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HASC Subcommittee Adds LCS, Funding for DDG-51 and Amphibs in FY17 NDAA Mark

A composite photo illustration representing the Ford-class aircraft carrier, USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). Illustration: Huntington Ingalls.

The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee included an additional $2.3 billion to beef up Navy shipbuilding in its version of the defense authorization bill, providing for the purchase of a third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and funds to either accelerate the service’s next generation amphibious ship or to buy another San Antonio-class amphib.The subcommittee released its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday and will meet on Wednesday to amend…

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