A House panel today approved legislation that would extend by one year the Navy's option for entering a block buy agreement for amphibious ships. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), ranking member on the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee, offered the amendment which was attached to the subcommittee's mark of the fiscal year 2022 defense authorization bill. The amendment extends the ability for the Navy do a block buy by replacing "fiscal year 2021" with "fiscal years 2021 and...
