Lawmakers rescind $115 million in FY-18 Tomahawk funding, direct 'full review' of program

By Justin Katz / September 14, 2018 at 3:04 PM
Lawmakers have rescinded $115 million in fiscal year 2018 Tomahawk missile funding and directed the Navy secretary to conduct a full program review following the service's request to repurpose some of those funds. Appropriators noted a $102 million congressional addition in the FY-18 spending bill for the Tomahawk missile program because the Navy had requested fewer missiles than necessary to maintain a minimum sustainment rate of production while missiles were being expended in the U.S. Central Command area of operations...

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