U.S. Navy Does Not Have The Money To Meet It's Shipbuilding Plans For The Long Term

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan travels through the Pacific Ocean with other ships assigned to the Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercise, north of Hawaii, July 24, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan McCord

U.S. Navy Warns It Can’t Meet 30-Year Funding Needs -- Bloomberg

The U.S. Navy can’t meet its funding needs for surface warships and a new class of nuclear attack submarines from 2025 to 2034, according to the service’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan.

The congressionally required blueprint, submitted late last week and obtained by Bloomberg News, says the Navy’s plan “requires funding at an unsustainable level” unless spending on shipbuilding is increased.

The document outlines challenges facing the plan to increase the Navy fleet to 306 vessels from the current 289 while building 12 new Ohio-class submarines, part of the nation’s nuclear triad of air, land and sea weapons.

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My Comment: This is going to continue to be a growing problem. Congress .... with it's limited financial resources and an unwillingness to fund Pentagon procurement needs .... is not going to change it's position on what funding should the US Navy receive. Something is eventually going to break .... and my prediction is that the U.S. Navy's goal of a 306 vessel fleet is going to be seriously cut back.