House Authorizers Shift NLOS R&D Funding to Navy and Pull it from the Army

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Anticipating and encouraging the U.S. Navy's takeover of the Non-Line of Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS) program, the House Armed Services air and land forces subcommittee transfers $75 million in research and development funding for the program from the Army to the Navy in its markup of the defense authorization bill for 2011, according to congressional documents.

Citing the Army's decision to cancel NLOS-LS, the subcommittee cuts the $350.6 million the Army requested for procurement of NLOS-LS in 2011 and the $81.2 million in research and development funds.

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Transferring the funds to the Navy. Guess they have their reasons

Not quite sure why the Navy wants the NLOS, I thought they were going full bore on shipboard railguns?

Originally posted by djvexd
Not quite sure why the Navy wants the NLOS, I thought they were going full bore on shipboard railguns?

The marines want NLOS and they are part of the Navy.

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NM...had a brainfart Haven't been firing on all cylinders...time for a nap...

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