USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) in drydock at Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia (USA) (Wikipedia)
Breaking Defense: Navy To Congress: Here’s Your F-35C Carrier — How Do We Pay For It
The Navy awarded a big contract to modify its newest aircraft carrier -- tossing the ball back to Capitol Hill which demanded the work, but neglected to provide funding. WASHINGTON: When House and Senate members finally come together after the election to hash out the delayed 2021 budget, they’ll face a new challenge from the Navy: find hundreds of millions of dollars to wrap up work on its newest aircraft carrier.
On Monday evening, the Navy awarded Newport News Shipbuilding a contract valued at up to $315 million for modifications to the USS John F. Kennedy so it can operate F-35C fighters. Normally, such deals would be a routine contract modification, buried amid the billions the Pentagon contracts for on any given day.
But as with everything else surrounding these two programs, nothing is routine. The contract went out despite the fact that the Navy hasn’t figured out a way to pay for it. That’s the job of Congress, which mandated the work take place back in 2020 budget, but didn’t provide any money to make it happen.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. A Biden administration will not support spending this type of money.
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