{"id":1448564,"date":"2022-04-21T08:06:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T12:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1448564"},"modified":"2022-04-21T08:08:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T12:08:22","slug":"the-u-s-navys-new-long-range-shipbuilding-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-u-s-navys-new-long-range-shipbuilding-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. Navy\u2019s New Long-Range Shipbuilding Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-u-s-navys-new-long-range-shipbuilding-plan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1448564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_93727\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2022\/04\/19\/new-navy-long-range-shipbuilding-plan-calls-for-decommissioning-more-cruisers-littoral-combat-ships\/uss-jackson-lcs-6-pierside-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-93727\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93727\" data-attachment-id=\"93727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2022\/04\/19\/new-navy-long-range-shipbuilding-plan-calls-for-decommissioning-more-cruisers-littoral-combat-ships\/uss-jackson-lcs-6-pierside-2\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/6964143-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6573,4411\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" aperture \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-93727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS-6) pierside in Guam. US Navy Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Department of the Navy\u2019s first long-range shipbuilding plan in three years proposes multiple fleet procurement schemes for the Navy and forecasts the service decommissioning two Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships in the coming years, according to the document.<span id=\"more-93706\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Fiscal Year 2023 30-year shipbuilding plan, obtained by USNI News, shows the Navy decommissioning two Independence-class LCS \u2013 USS <em>Jackson<\/em> (LCS-6) and USS <em>Montgomery<\/em> (LCS-8) \u2013 in FY 2024.<em> Jackson<\/em> entered the fleet in 2015, while Montgomery was commissioned in 2016. Both ships were built by Austal USA.<\/p>\n<p>The Navy also wants to continue decommissioning its aging Ticonderoga-class cruiser fleet, starting with USS <em>Antietam<\/em> (CG-54), USS <em>Leyte Gulf<\/em> (CG-55) and USS <em>Shiloh<\/em> (CG-67) in FY 2024. Under the proposal, the Navy would decommission the entire cruiser fleet by the end of FY 2027, including the ones that are currently in the cruiser modernization program.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93721\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2022\/04\/19\/new-navy-long-range-shipbuilding-plan-calls-for-decommissioning-more-cruisers-littoral-combat-ships\/battle-force-delivery\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-93721\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93721\" data-attachment-id=\"93721\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2022\/04\/19\/new-navy-long-range-shipbuilding-plan-calls-for-decommissioning-more-cruisers-littoral-combat-ships\/battle-force-delivery\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/battle-force-delivery.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1473,909\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" aperture \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-93721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navy\u2019s three options for its Battle Force Delivery Plan. US Navy Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a departure from recent years, the 30-year blueprint includes three alternatives for ship procurement. The first option would yield an inventory of 316 ships by FY 2052, the second would yield 327 ships by FY 2052 and the third would yield 367 ships by FY 2052. But the document notes that \u201cthe ability of the industrial base to support\u201d the third option with the largest fleet size \u201chas not been independently assessed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first two options would be for \u201ca budget with no real growth,\u201d while the third option \u201crepresents an additional $75B real growth beyond the [Future Years Defense Program] in FY2022 constant dollars,\u201d according to the proposal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93722\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2022\/04\/19\/new-navy-long-range-shipbuilding-plan-calls-for-decommissioning-more-cruisers-littoral-combat-ships\/fy2023-pb23-shipbuilding-plan-18-apr-2022-final\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-93722\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93722\" data-attachment-id=\"93722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2022\/04\/19\/new-navy-long-range-shipbuilding-plan-calls-for-decommissioning-more-cruisers-littoral-combat-ships\/fy2023-pb23-shipbuilding-plan-18-apr-2022-final\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FY2023-PB23-Shipbuilding-Plan-18-Apr-2022-Final.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1239,280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" aperture \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-93722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Navy Battle Force Retirement Plan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe increased procurement level, informed by industrial base capacity and on-time and on-budget performance, achieves 326 manned battle force ships in the mid-2030s, and ultimately achieves 363 manned battle force ships in FY2045,\u201d the document continues. The year 2045 was the timeline former Defense Secretary Mark Esper used for his shipbuilding analysis during the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>While the proposal forecasts the Navy\u2019s thinking for the next 30 years, the ultimate decision on which ships to purchase and which ships to retire rests with Congress, which has repeatedly criticized the service for decommissioning ships at a faster rate than it can build new ones.<\/p>\n<p>The long-range plan shows the Navy decommissioning 13 ships in FY 2024, another 13 in FY 2025, 14 ships in FY 2026 and 13 in FY 2027. FY 2027 would also see the service decommission USS <em>Arleigh Burke<\/em> (DDG-51), the lead ship of the class.<\/p>\n<p>The three procurement schemes show what ships the Navy could purchase between FY 2028 and FY 2032, a timeframe the service is calling a \u201ctransition\u201d period after the FY 2023 five-year spending plan, and between FY 2033 and FY 2052, which the Navy is calling the \u201cfuture force design\u201d timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>While the first two alternatives only show the Navy buying one Ford-class aircraft carrier between FY 2028 and FY 2032, the third option shows the service purchasing one in FY 2028 and another in FY 2032.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cA decision on CVN 82\/83 two-ship buy is required no later than FY25 and will be evaluated during upcoming force structure and industrial base studies,\u201d the document reads. \u201cThe Department is reviewing Large and Small Surface Combatant and Attack Submarine procurement quantities in FY2028-2032.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93723\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2022\/04\/19\/new-navy-long-range-shipbuilding-plan-calls-for-decommissioning-more-cruisers-littoral-combat-ships\/fy2023-pb23-shipbuilding-plan-18-apr-2022-final-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-93723\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93723\" data-attachment-id=\"93723\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2022\/04\/19\/new-navy-long-range-shipbuilding-plan-calls-for-decommissioning-more-cruisers-littoral-combat-ships\/fy2023-pb23-shipbuilding-plan-18-apr-2022-final-2\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FY2023-PB23-Shipbuilding-Plan-18-Apr-2022-Final-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1468,904\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" aperture \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-93723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navy\u2019s three options for its Battle Force Inventory. US Navy Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The blueprint shows the Navy decommissioning USS <em>Nimitz<\/em> (CVN-68) in FY 2025 and USS <em>Dwight D. Eisenhower<\/em> (CVN-69) in FY 2027, which aligns with the 50-year service lives for the Nimitz-class carriers.<\/p>\n<p>The document notes that it\u2019s prioritizing readiness before capacity, which aligns with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAssuming no real budget growth, the two low ranges of the plan do not procure all platforms at the desired rate (e.g., DDGs, SSNs and FFGs at two ships per year), which industry needs to demonstrate the ability to achieve, but do maximize capability within projected resources, industrial factors, and technology constraints to build the most capable force. Overall, this approach accepts risk in capacity in order to field a more capable and ready force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Download the document <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/21660365\/fy2023-pb23-shipbuilding-plan-18-apr-2022-final.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS-6) pierside in Guam. US Navy Photo The Department of the Navy\u2019s first long-range shipbuilding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":489,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1448564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1448564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1448564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1448564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1448564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}