Senate lawmakers would fence LRASM funds for unplanned DOT&E-approved tests

By Justin Katz / July 6, 2018 at 10:50 AM
Senate appropriators want to fence $20 million of funding for a Navy anti-surface warfare missile to conduct operational testing the service had not budgeted money to complete. The Long Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile, which has been designated as the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Increment 1 program, is an air-launched, anti-surface warfare missile that addresses a 2008 U.S. Pacific Command urgent operational need. "The committee notes that in the fiscal year 2019 president's budget request, the Navy has included $129,400,000 in [FY-19...

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