The Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2020 defense policy bill will authorize the Navy to purchase two Virginia-class submarines, but calls on the service to revise its strategy for the acquisition program, according to a summary of the bill released today . The panel of lawmakers propose $4.7 billion so the Navy may purchase two Virginia Payload Module submarines, part of $24.1 billion the committee hopes to authorize for Navy shipbuilding. The service asked to buy three Virginia-class submarines...
