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SASC Would Save Navy LDUUV From Cancellation

Wednesday, July 20th, 2022

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SASC Would Save Navy LDUUV From Cancellation

The Snakehead Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) is loaded in Narragansett Bay in Newport, R.I. prior to christening on Feb. 2, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2023 defense policy bill recommends saving the Navy’s Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program by adding $100 million in research and development funding. The Navy’s FY ‘23 budget request planned to end the Snakehead LDUUV program, which it estimated would save $186 million in FY ‘23 and nearly $517 million over the next five years (Defense Daily, April 18). The service said that “misalignment of Snakehead LDUUV design and procurement efforts with…

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