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FY ‘27 Budget Will Double FY ‘26 Ship Procurement Numbers And Focus On Auxiliary, SecNav Says

FY ‘27 Budget Will Double FY ‘26 Ship Procurement Numbers And Focus On Auxiliary, SecNav Says
Pictured is a U.S. Navy photo of Navy Secretary John Phelan.

SAN DIEGO – Navy Secretary John Phelan on Thursday hinted that the Navy’s fiscal year 2027 budget request will more than double the 17 ships funded in the FY ‘26 defense appropriations law, with a specific focus on auxiliary and support vessels. “So I can’t talk a lot about the ‘27 budget. What I’ll say is if you look at the ‘26 budget, it's 17 or 19 ships in there. You should expect at least more than double, I would…

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