Senate lawmakers add $50 million for anti-ship missile development

By Justin Doubleday / May 31, 2016 at 9:00 AM
The Senate Appropriations Committee would add $50 million to the Navy's budget request for an anti-ship missile under development by Lockheed Martin, as lawmakers see the accelerated program potentially falling behind schedule without the additional funds. The extra funds included in the committee's fiscal year 2017 defense spending bill, passed by the panel on May 26, would bring research and development funding for the first increment of Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare to $300 million. The OASuW program is developing the Long-Range...

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