“The question is, are we at a point where we either quickly recover and get back on track with this? ... Or do you say maybe we're too far along with this and we go in a different direction?" said Rep. Rob Wittman.
The HAC-D's version of the spending bill contains a heavy focus on culture war issues, but does increase spending for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Defense Innovation Unit.
The initial command and control gateway to earn a continuous Authority to Operate is changing multi-domain operations.
GAO found the Navy's frigate now hardly bears any resemblance to the ship from which it was derived, characterizing them as "distant cousins."
The company spent $300 million on four projects with the hopes of seeing two frigates being bought every year, which is faster than the Navy's current projection.
The report provides specific details about the design changes Fincantieri made to the parent design they proposed for the FFG(X) competition.