CBO: 350-ship Navy could cost $25 billion per year

By Justin Doubleday / January 4, 2017 at 11:57 AM
A notional fleet of 350 ships, pushed by both President-elect Donald Trump and Navy leadership, could cost $25 billion per year or 60 percent above the sea service's typical shipbuilding budget, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The Navy's fiscal year 2017 shipbuilding plan, which details plans for a fleet of 308 ships, will cost $21 billion per year, about one-third more than the service has historically received in its shipbuilding account, according to CBO's "Summary of An Analysis of...

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