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Navy Projects Ship Shortfall In 2030s

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

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Navy Projects Ship Shortfall In 2030s

USS George Washington (CVN 73) Carrier Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships steam in formation for a photo exercise during the final day of Exercise Keen Sword 2011. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy, which aims to field a 308-ship fleet in the post-2020 period, will begin to fall well short of that goal in the early 2030s, according to the latest version of the service’s annual long-range shipbuilding plan.While the Navy will meet the 308-ship target from fiscal year 2021 to FY 2028, the number of vessels is projected to drop below 300 in FY 2031 and stay there through FY 2046, the last year covered in the report. As a…

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