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SASC Says No Surface Combatants After 2011 Without Major Analysis

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Thursday, July 9th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein Language in the Senate Armed Services Committee's (SASC) authorization report for fiscal year 2010 would prohibit the Navy from funding construction of any surface combatants after 2011 unless the service conducts analysis and certain tasks at the beginning of major defense acquisition programs (MDAP). Additionally, SASC is looking at extending the life of the Navy's fleet of frigates, a move one top Navy official said last month would not bring a good return on investment for the…

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