Mulloy: Libya, Japan Won't Increase Navy Costs Significantly

By Cid Standifer / March 21, 2011 at 11:31 PM
Operations in Libya and Japan are unlikely to incur extra costs for the Navy, according to the service's top budget officer. The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments think tank estimated in a report earlier this month that a full no-fly zone over Libya could cost up to $1 billion, or about $100 million to $300 million per week. However, Rear Adm. Joseph Mulloy, deputy assistant secretary for the budget, told Inside the Navy in an interview today that the...

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