Navy curtails LCAC SLEP, scraps plans for 2019 craft upgrade

By Jason Sherman / July 12, 2019 at 1:52 PM
The Navy is curtailing the Landing Craft Air Cushion service life extension project, scrapping plans to proceed with awarding a contract this summer to modernize the combat hovercraft in the inventory slated for improvements on account of its poor material shape and is instead offering up $23 million previously slated for the project for other service priorities. The Pentagon's comptroller on June 25 asked congressional permission to shift funds appropriated in the Navy's fiscal year 2019 shipbuilding accounts for the...

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