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Navy: Delay From LHA-9 To LHA-10 Will Increase Cost And Impact Industrial Base

Navy: Delay From LHA-9 To LHA-10 Will Increase Cost And Impact Industrial Base
The USS Tripoli (LHA-7) America-class amphibious assault ship, transits toward Naval Station Guantanamo Bay on Aug. 3, 2020 while en route to its new homeport in San Diego, Calif. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Annaliss Candelaria/Released)

Navy officials on Wednesday admitted the Navy’s current plan to procure the future America-class amphibious assault ship, LHA-10, about a decade after LHA-9 would increase costs and impact the industrial base. The Navy’s FY ‘23 budget request seeks funds to finish funding procurement of LHA-9, which Congress has funded incrementally for several years. However, the plans slow the purchase of LHA-10 to FY ‘31, eight or 11 years after LHA-9, depending on what procurement year is assigned to LHA-9.  During…

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