HASC’s $37B Budget Hike Continues F/A-18 Buy, Allows KC-Y Flexibility

U.S. Navy F/A-18E
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The Pentagon is heading toward a substantial budget authorization increase after the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved an additional $37 billion over the Defense Department’s request by a 57-1 vote early June 23. The addition will continue the U.S. Navy’s procurement of Boeing F/A-18E...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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