Responding to congressional backlash, Navy's FY-21 budget revamps LUSV strategy

By Justin Katz / February 11, 2020 at 1:34 PM
The Navy's fiscal year 2021 budget request lays out a detailed acquisition plan for the service's Large Unmanned Surface Vessel, beginning with an anticipated delay for an early solicitation this year and culminating with the first vehicle being delivered in FY-26. Lawmakers last year levied heavy criticism on the Navy's plans for LUSV because the service presented a combination of an aggressive acquisition plan -- immediately procuring two per year for the foreseeable future -- and only giving vague descriptions...

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