Despite repeated statements from lawmakers and the Navy itself that the fleet needs to grow to counter China, the Navy plans to procure just eight ships in the Biden administration's fiscal year 2022 budget. The budget totals $211.7 Billion, a $3.8 billion increase over the FY-21 budget. But the Navy's procurement funding decreases by 5.7% to $22.6 billion, down from $23.3 billion in FY-21, to fund increases in operations and maintenance, personnel, research and development, and infrastructure. The Navy’s budget...
