National Security

Senate appropriators boost spending on ships, aircraft

By Jacqueline Klimas

Published May 24, 2016 6:41pm ET

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Senate appropriators boost spending on ships, aircraft — In total, the bill would pay for the construction of 10 new ships: two Virginia-class submarines, three destroyers, three littoral combat ships, one amphibious assault ship and the polar ice breaker. (AP Photo)

The Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee’s spending bill boosts shipbuilding by $2.1 billion in fiscal 2017, including about $1 billion to speed up procurement of a new ice breaker.

The bill, approved by the subcommittee on Tuesday morning, includes $20.5 billion for shipbuilding, an increase of $2.1 billion to cover three ships above the president’s request, according to a subcommittee release.

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