By Zachary M. Peterson - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Feb 6, 2008 6:26:41 EST
The Navy plans to purchase seven ships in fiscal 2009 — four fewer than originally intended due to “technical problems” with the Littoral Combat Ship program, Pentagon budget officials announced Monday.
The service plans to spend $14.1 billion of its $149.3 billion topline budget request for fiscal 2009, which begins Oct. 1, on new vessels.
Vice Adm. Stephen Stanley, director of force structure, resources and assessment on the Joint Staff, told reporters in a briefing at the Pentagon that LCS is “an example of a program we weren’t able to get as far as we wanted to” in terms of procurement for fiscal 2009.
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/02/navy_budgetrequest_080204w/
