
Two top Navy officials told Congress yesterday they are open to having the Block V Virginia-class submarine multiyear procurement (MYP) contract include the option to buy over the 10 planned boats.Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee, told Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer at a hearing that he sees mixed signals from the Navy of procurement of the Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) just as Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, said…