Navy LX (R) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress

O' ; Rourke, Ronald

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Naval procurement;    Ships;    Defense budgets;   

RP-ID  :  R43543
RP-ID  :  R43543_2017Aug14

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the LX(R) program, a program to build a new class of amphibious ships for the Navy. The Navy wants to procure the first LX(R) in FY2020. The Navy's proposed FY2018 budget requests $9.6 million in research and development funds for the LX(R) program. Decisions Congress makes on the LX(R) program will affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.