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Navy/USMC

HASC Leaders Push Biden To Maintain Sub Buys For AUKUS Stability

Friday, January 19th, 2024

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HASC Leaders Push Biden To Maintain Sub Buys For AUKUS Stability

Launching of the Virginia-class attack submarine Minnesota (SSN-783) at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division. (Photo: HII)

Leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) from both parties pushed the Biden administration to maintain a procurement rate of two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) per year to keep up with industrial base needs for the AUKUS agreement. “It is imperative to maintain a steady two-per-year procurement rate to assure our partners in our ability to meet commitments and address concerns about our nation’s undersea capabilities,” the lawmakers argued in a letter to President Biden dated Jan. 17. The…

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