Navy says six-month CR would postpone carrier refueling, Virginia-class procurement

By Mallory Shelbourne / November 6, 2019 at 1:29 PM
A six-month stopgap continuing resolution would postpone the Navy's ability to refuel one of its Nimitz-class aircraft carriers and purchase one Virginia-class submarine, according to a fact sheet obtained by Inside Defense . The document , which details how both a six-month and a one-year CR would each affect the service and its programs, is dated Oct. 30. The current CR began extending government funding Oct. 1 and is in effect through Nov. 21, but the Senate remains stalled in...

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