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$4 Billion Navy Unfunded List Includes More Aircraft, Spare Parts and Missiles

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$4 Billion Navy Unfunded List Includes More Aircraft, Spare Parts and Missiles
An F-35C Lightning II from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting routine operations in the U.S Third Fleet on Jan. 28, 2021. The Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) reached initial operational capability on May 4, 2021. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy’s fiscal year 2023 $4 billion unfunded priorities list focuses on adding more missiles, aircraft and spare parts rather than additional ships, according to documents. The service’s top priority is funding industrial operations at $23 million to more quickly convert the remaining 125 early Standard Missile (SM)-6 Block I Non-Combat Usable Asset (NCUA) inventory into combat-ready weapons. The documents noted the SM-6 production line is at maximum capacity across all variants at 125 missiles per year over FY ‘23-’24…

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