The Navy sent Congress an interim report this week that recommends maintaining a fleet of 260 to 325 ships, with 10 or 11 aircraft carriers, but the document does not detail the Navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan, which is still being worked out. The Pentagon is required by law to provide Congress, on an annual basis with each new defense budget, a detailed plan for the construction of combatant and support vessels over the next 30 years. The latest report --...
