Congress approves $9.7M in funds preventing Knifefish stop-work order

By Lee Hudson / August 23, 2017 at 11:27 AM
The Navy has not stopped work on the unmanned undersea vehicle Knifefish because Congress approved $9.7 million in reprogramming funds this fiscal year to continue program integration and testing efforts. The funds were required to support milestone C and will allow for completing system contractor trials, factory acceptance testing and initial Littoral Combat Ship integrations, Naval Sea Systems Command spokeswoman Colleen O'Rourke wrote in an Aug. 16 statement to Inside the Navy . Knifefish plays a vital role in the...

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