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New Shipbuilding Plan Looks To Growth And Constrained Options

New Shipbuilding Plan Looks To Growth And Constrained Options
Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), front left, America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), front center, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), front right, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG -3), middle left, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG-65), middle center, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54), middle right, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG-111), back left, and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), back right, as they sail in formation during the biennial field training exercise Valiant Shield 2022 in the Philippine Sea. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thaddeus Berry)

The Navy this week submitted the latest 30-year shipbuilding plan to Congress, offering a primary profile with significant cost and size growth and an alternative profile constrained by lower budget amounts. The main option the Navy offers follows the 2023 Battle Force Ship Assessment and Requirement (BFSAR) but it requires a consistently higher funding level and seeks a larger fleet. The Navy calls this the official 2025 shipbuilding plan. Several media outlets first broke news of the plan on Tuesday,…

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