Modly says he expects to submit shipbuilding plan 'in a couple months'

By Mallory Shelbourne / February 27, 2020 at 6:53 PM
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said today he plans to send Congress the service's long-term shipbuilding plan in a few months. Testifying in front of the House Armed Services Committee about the Navy's fiscal year 2021 budget, Modly said the service is waiting to present the 30-year shipbuilding plan so Defense Secretary Mark Esper can first evaluate the Integrated Naval Force Structure Assessment, or INFSA. "The issue with the 30-year shipbuilding plan is that we developed this Integrated Force Structure...

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