Tuesday, March 24, 2015

USMC's unfunded requirements...

via Bloomberg.
(Bloomberg) — Marine Corps has ~$2.1b in requirements not funded in FY16 Pentagon budget request, according to list sent by Commandant of the Marine Corps to lawmakers.
  • High among needs is $1.05b for 6 more Lockheed F-35 Joint Strike Fighters; $24.5m for 3 Bell H-1 helicopters; $180m for 2 Lockheed KC-130J aircraft
  • So-called unfunded requirements list requested by leaders of congressional defense cmtes
  • Other military services also expected to send in their needs as Congress starts writing FY16 defense bills
  • NOTE: FY16 budget requests funding for 9 F-35B Marine models 


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