Building a 600-Ship Navy: Costs, Timing, and Alternative Approaches

Abstract

As the Congress considers the defense budget for fiscal year 1983, one of the more important issues will be the Navy's shipbuilding program. The Administration has announced plans to increase U.S. naval forces in the interest of assuring maritime superiority over any likely enemy. A key aspect of this is a shipbuilding program that will modernize and increase the size of the U.S. fleet. This shipbuilding program will add substantially to costs, both in fiscal year 1983 and in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
AD1135419

Entities

People

  • Peter T. Tarpgaard

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Antisubmarine Aircraft
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Landing Craft
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Shipbuilding
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Uss Ticonderoga

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting