Pentagon’s FY2013 Budget -- Impacts On The Navy

NAVY BUDGET
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget Rear Adm. Joseph P. Mulloy briefs reporters on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 defense budget proposal at the Pentagon, Feb. 13, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

Navy Budget Request Avoids Deep Cuts -- Navy Times

The Navy’s $170.1 billion budget request, released Monday, suggests the Navy has emerged a relative winner in the latest round of belt-tightening.

The request includes $155.9 billion in baseline funds and $14.2 billion in war funds, altogether a 1.7 percent drop from last year. The service’s main concessions are reducing the number of ships built over the next five years and retiring seven cruisers and two dock landing ships earlier than anticipated. By comparison, the Air Force is retiring 130 airplanes, and the Army and Marine Corps are shedding tens of thousands of troops over the next few years.

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Pentagon’s FY2013 Budget And It's Impact On The Navy

DoD Fiscal 2013 Budget Proposal Released -- Navy.mil
Navy, Marines to lose personnel, but budget hit is minimal -- Stars and Stripes
Budget request includes funds for 10 new ships -- Navy Times
Official: Budget Request Keeps Navy, Marines ‘Expeditionary’ -- US Department of Defense
President's budget could affect LCS -- FOX News
U.S. Navy Compromises on Ship Programs -- Aviation Week
Pentagon plan reduces proposed buy of Boeing P-8As -- Reuters
Pentagon: budget cuts in manpower, weapons programs to add savings -- UT San Diego