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Budget

Rep. Forbes Asks Navy to Ensure UCLASS Is a ‘Warfighting’ Platform Worthy of Investment

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, February 20th, 2014

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As the Navy prepares to release its draft request for proposals for the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) system, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) wrote to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to ensure the program places an emphasis on the “strike” half of its mission and includes capabilities that make it worth the investment. Forbes, the chairman of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee, wrote in his Feb. 18 letter that, “understanding that a [draft RFP] is…

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