House Panel Looks To Block G/ATOR Production Ramp, Slashes $40M

By Lee Hudson / April 27, 2015 at 5:38 PM
Lawmakers are looking to block the Marine Corps' Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar production ramp because of testing delays by slashing $40 million from the president's budget request, according to a congressional staffer. The chairman's mark of the House Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill reflects a $40 million cut to G/ATOR because of initial operational test and evaluation delays. The Marine Corps is switching to a different component in the radar and this delayed IOT&E by three...

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