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Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Estimates NAVY Sonobuoy Procurement [2001-2002]
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Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Estimates NAVY Sonobuoy Procurement [2001-2002]

As of FY21 AN/SSQ-101B unit cost increases as a result of a silver shortage at the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Precious Metal Recovery Program.

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Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Estimates NAVY Sonobuoy Procurement [2001-2002]
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Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Estimates
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"As of FY21 AN/SSQ-101B unit cost increases as a result of a silver shortage at the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Precious Metal Recovery Program. Historically, the program procured silver through DLA for the AN/SSQ-101B sonobuoy variant at $3.97 per troy ounce. In FY21, DLA's surplus was exhausted. Due to the silver scarcity, program is procuring silver at market rate $30 per troy ounce. Program is pursuing mitigation strategies with vendors to replace silver requirement with a lithium battery for incorporation into the buoy in FY24."