Collins expects second destroyer on Navy's unfunded priorities list

Collins expects second destroyer on Navy's unfunded priorities list

The Senate's top appropriator says she believes an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer will be included in the Navy's unfunded priorities list, after the service proposed just one ship in its fiscal year 2027 budget. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins (R-ME) -- a staunch supporter of destroyer construction at Bath Iron Works in her home state -- criticized the Navy’s decision to fund just one DDG-51 compared to the sta…