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The HASC’s full-committee mark-up of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act adds $450 million to the legislation for production of five new Growler aircraft even though the Navy’s unfunded priorities list asked for as many as 22 new Growlers.
“The 22 aircrafts would enable us to increase five of our carrier air wing squadrons from five aircrafts, which is the current program of record to seven aircrafts and give us an additional capability. Now we are going to conduct a fleet battle experiment this summer off the East Coast with one of our carriers,” Vice Adm. Paul Grosklags, the Navy’s top uniformed acquisition official, told Congress within the last several months.
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