CBO Testimony: Potential Costs of the Navy's 2006 Shipbuilding Plan

Abstract

Mr. Chairman, Congressman Taylor, and Members of the Subcommittee, we appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the costs associated with the Navy's new plan for a 313-ship fleet. The Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) ongoing analysis of the Navy s shipbuilding program, the Navy s new report on shipbuilding over the next 30 years, and the description of the ship program in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) indicate the following: B The Navy s new shipbuilding plan projects average annual costs for the 2007- 2011 FYDP of about $14.9 billion, or about 27 percent higher in real terms than the funding the Navy has received during the past six years. B CBO s estimate for shipbuilding costs through 2011 is about 10 percent higher than the Navy s, implying average annual costs through 2011 that are about 40 percent greater than those during the past six years. B Through 2035, CBO estimates, the Navy s proposed shipbuilding plan would cost about $20.5 billion annually, or about 70 percent more than the funding provided for ship construction over the past six years.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2006
Accession Number
ADA446824

Entities

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Arleigh Burke Class
  • Attack Submarines
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Destroyers
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Guided Missile Submarines
  • Guided Missiles
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Ships
  • Ohio Class
  • Shipbuilding
  • Uss Arleigh Burke
  • Virginia Class

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting