Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The planned size of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been matters of concern for the congressional defense committees for the past several years. The Navy's FY2011 budget submission retains, for the time being at least, the goal of achieving and maintaining a 313-ship fleet that the Navy first presented to Congress in February 2006. Although the 313-ship goal remains in place, some elements of Navy ship force planning that have emerged since 2006 appear to diverge from elements of the 313-ship plan. The Navy's report on its FY2011 30-year (FY2011-FY2040) shipbuilding plan refers to a forthcoming force structure assessment (FSA). Such an assessment could produce a replacement for the 313-ship plan. It is not clear when the FSA might be conducted, or when a replacement for the 313-ship plan might be issued.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 2010
Accession Number
ADA522209

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Amphibious Assault Ships
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Attack Submarines
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Boats
  • Congress
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Systems Analysis and Design