Aircraft Dominate Navy Unfunded Requirements; Still No New Ships

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 Aircraft Dominate Navy Unfunded Requirements; Still No New Ships
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on June 03, 2017 at 4:00 AM
 

WASHINGTON: New aircraft make up half the Navy’s $5.3 billion unfunded requirements list of items that didn’t fit in the 2018 budget request. But while the wishlist includes several upgrades to existing vessels, as well as new landing craft and barges, it doesn’t ask for any new warships.

Instead of ships, the unfunded requirements list prioritizes aircraft: $739 million for 10 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters takes first place, followed by $1 billion for six P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance planes and $540 million for four F-35C Joint Strike Fighters. The fourth and fifth items are for upgrades to the Navy’s long-neglected infrastructure of shore facilities, reflecting military leadership‘s desire to patch major holes in readiness. Overall:

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