House defense appropriators would fund Navy nuclear cruise missile AOA, but direct SECNAV report

By Justin Katz / May 17, 2019 at 3:32 PM
House appropriators are recommending full funding in the fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill for the Navy's upcoming sea-launched cruise missile analysis of alternatives but are concerned about the costs and operational impacts of the program, according to the defense subcommittee's mark. The Navy's FY-20 budget request included $5 million to begin a new Nuclear Sea-launched Cruise Missile AOA. "The recommendation includes full funding for this request, but the committee is concerned with the potential costs and operational impacts of...

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