The first decision that came out of that was we have to do a scrub of the fleet mix of vehicles.
I think statistically there's a 200 percent increase when you look globally at investment in amphibious capabilities beyond the United State...
Sequestration is not a hypothetical. It is the law of the land.
Then the other issue here, too, is there was at least a very theoretical consideration of moving these platforms onto BMD capabilities.
I wonder if there is a way to restore a second boat to fiscal year 2014 or to mitigate the effects of the delay.
You might be able to help us help you get there through appropriate legislative language. Is that feasible?
One of the things that complicates that is sometimes the Navy changes the plan midway through.
does the experience with the cracks and other equipment failures call into question the survivability of the LCS-1 in a hostile combat envir...
Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary, for an excellent statement.
I also understand that during transit from Mayport, FL, to its homeport in San Diego, CA, the LCS-1 experienced a number of equipment failur...
The reason I fully support this decision is because if you want to maintain the largest, most sustainable, and most capable fleet you can ha...