Figure 3-10 Updated.
Procurement of Battle Force Ships |
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- This chart updates Figure 3-10 of CBO's February 2004 Web document. It shows past and projected purchases of battle force ships for the Navy measured by the number of ships (the top part of the chart) and in billions of 2005 dollars (the bottom part of the chart).
- CBO's projection anticipates an increase in ship purchases because of the Navy's plan to enlarge the fleet from about 300 ships today to 373 ships by 2022.
- Most of the planned increase occurs in the surface combatant force, with the purchase of 50 to 60 littoral combat ships (LCSs).
- Increases in desired capabilities for LHA(R) and MPF(F) amphibious ships also contribute to increased funding for shipbuilding.
- The Navy anticipates that the CVN-21 aircraft carrier class will cost, on average, about $2 billion more per ship than the Nimitz class that it is replacing.
- Under the 2004 FYDP, the Navy planned to buy one DD(X) destroyer a year between 2005 and 2007. Under the 2005 FYDP, the Navy plans to buy two DD(X)s in 2007 and none in 2006. However, while providing the requested amount of money for the 2005 DD(X), the Congress delayed its authorization to a future year.
- Under the 2005 FYDP, the Navy plans to buy 13 LCSs between 2005 and 2009, an increase of four compared with the same time period under the 2004 plan.
- Doubts about the affordability of the shipbuilding program have led senior Navy officials to consider cutting a number of ship programs, including submarines, amphibious ships, surface combatants, and an aircraft carrier. Those cuts could save an average of about $3 billion a year in shipbuilding funds over the 2010-2022 period.
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