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UDT 2018: US Navy 'gutted' by sequestration

4th July 2018 - 13:19 GMT | by Richard Thomas in Glasgow

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The US Navy has been ‘gutted’ by a sequestration process that has left it unable to properly plan for the future as it tries to build up to a 355-ship fleet, according to one of the keynote speakers attending the recent UDT 2018 in Glasgow.

Guy Stitt, president at AMI International, told Shephard that he was highly critical of the process of which began under former US president Barack Obama in 2013 and has left a lasting legacy today.

As a result, successive military budgets have seen delays in approval processes Stitt argued, resulting in concurrent delays in initiating much-needed

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Raytheon will develop an advanced naval sensing and targeting system for DARPA

Spain’s F100 upgrade mirrors Aegis modernisation paths in allied navies

UK’s Fleet Solid Support ship programme deemed on track despite steel supply concerns

As Indonesia doubles up its order, who else is looking at the Arrowhead 140 frigate design?

Raytheon will develop an advanced naval sensing and targeting system for DARPA

Spain’s F100 upgrade mirrors Aegis modernisation paths in allied navies

Raytheon unveils details of its proposal for the US Navy/NATO ESSM Next Significant Variant

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