Navy says House appropriator cuts would delay CVN-81, MQ-25

By Justin Katz / August 14, 2019 at 1:14 PM
The Navy told Congress this week that proposed cuts to the fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill could result in delays of one to two years for the fourth Gerald Ford-class aircraft carrier and the new MQ-25 unmanned aerial tanker. The service detailed those delays, as well as negative impacts on 48 other Navy and Marine Corps programs, in an undated document newly obtained by Inside Defense . A panel spokesman confirmed to Inside Defense that lawmakers received...

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