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Marine Corps’ $3.5 Billion FY ‘23 Unfunded Priorities List Seeks More F-35s, KC-130Js, CH-53Ks

Marine Corps’ $3.5 Billion FY ‘23 Unfunded Priorities List Seeks More F-35s, KC-130Js, CH-53Ks
A Marine Corps F-35B lands on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1),. (Photo: U.S. Navy )

The Marine Corps has submitted to Congress an unfunded priorities list for fiscal year 2023 totaling nearly $3.5 billion that seeks additional funds for more F-35s, KC-130J tankers and CH-53K helicopters, according to documents. The top priority on the Marine Corps’ list of unfunded requirements seeks $250 million for advanced procurement of an LPD-17 Flight II amphibious ship, which is built by Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII]. Details of the unfunded priorities list, which were first reported by Politico, arrive just…

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