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Congress

Navy’s $4.5 Billion In Unmet Needs Includes Ships, Aircraft And Weapon Enhancements

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Friday, February 15th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein The Navy faces $4.5 billion in unmet funding needs for FY '08, which includes funding for ship maintenance, weapons enhancement, and aircraft improvements, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead wrote in a recent letter to Congress. Top on the list for the Navy is a $548.3 million request for critical maritime patrol improvements. "Funding is required for P-3 kit installations in FY '08 and FY '09 and R&D (research and development) for Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) acceleration,"…

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Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

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Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

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CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

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