McCain plan boosts Navy spending by $94 billion compared to current five-year plan

By Jason Sherman / January 20, 2017 at 6:13 PM
Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) proposed blueprint to hike U.S. military spending boosts the Navy's budget by $94 billion between fiscal years 2018 and 2022 compared to the Defense Department's current forecast, including $58 billion to increase the size of the Navy and Marine Corps and buy new ships and weapons. McCain's recommendations for DOD's five-year budget plan, outlined in a 33-page white paper published Jan. 16, call for the Navy to grow to 355 ships from the current...

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