The Navy will be forced to significantly delay early operational capability for the Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike program if a House defense bill becomes law, according to military officials. The House version of the fiscal year 2015 defense authorization bill slashes the program by $203 million, about half of what the service requested. It includes language that would prohibit the Navy from awarding a contract for the system until the Pentagon reviews the program's requirements. "Significant reduction...
