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Navy/USMC

Wittman And Palazzo Push To Hold CAPE Funding Until Amphib Block Buy

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

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Wittman And Palazzo Push To Hold CAPE Funding Until Amphib Block Buy

Artist rendering of the first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, LPD-30. (Image: HII)

Legislation introduced by two Republican representatives this week seeks to hold half of the Defense Department’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) office’s budget until the Navy conducts a block buy contract to procure four amphibious ships as previously planned. House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower and projection forces ranking member Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) introduced the legislation, H.R.3885, on June 14 to hold the funding until the service buys the America-class amphibious assault ship…

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