House lawmakers fence $187M for SCO's Ghost Fleet Project

By Lee Hudson / May 11, 2018 at 3:38 PM
Lawmakers last week approved an amendment that would fence $187.7 million in fiscal year 2019 funding for the Strategic Capabilities Office's Ghost Fleet project until the Pentagon certifies three items to Congress. The project will develop and demonstrate fleet integrated, operational prototype unmanned maritime vehicles. The prototypes include the platforms, autonomy, command, control and communications and payload integration. The House Armed Services Committee's mark of the FY-19 defense policy requires the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering in coordination...

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