United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-03-30 monographic deposited born digital 22 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-587T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-587T P0b002ee18037cd95 f:d06587t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-587T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-587T GAO-06-587T Cost control Military vessels Naval procurement Procurement planning Shipbuilding industry Ships Strategic planning DD(X) Destroyer F-22 Raptor Aircraft Joint Strike Fighter LHA(R) Amphibious Assault Ship Littoral Combat Ship LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Navy Future Aircraft Carrier CVN-21 SSN 774 Submarine SSN 775 Submarine U.S.S. San Antonio U.S.S. Texas U.S.S. Virginia Testimony A50537 The Navy's long-range shipbuilding plan spells out its approach to meeting the Navy's future needs. This plan shows the Navy is embarking on an ambitious, expensive undertaking to develop, design, and construct a number of new ship classes. The Navy expects these vessels to successfully execute missions in a variety of environments through use of advanced technologies, while utilizing reduced crews and greater automation to lower costs. The Navy also expects these vessels to be constructed in quantities that sustain the industrial base and expand the overall size of the Navy. The plan calls for the number of ships to increase by about 10 percent to an average of about 309 ships through 2036. This effort will cost billions of dollars. At the request of Projection Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, GAO examined the Navy's shipbuilding plan and is providing this discussion of 1) the multiple objectives the plan proposes to meet; 2) the challenges that must be met to execute the plan; and 3) ways the Navy can reduce the tension between the demand for and supply of shipbuilding funds. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-587T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-587T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-587T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-587T.pdf GAO-06-587T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-587T Testimony GAO-06-587T; Defense Acquisitions: Challenges Associated with the Navy's Long-Range Shipbuilding Plans; Cost control Military vessels Naval procurement Procurement planning Shipbuilding industry Ships Strategic planning DD(X) Destroyer F-22 Raptor Aircraft Joint Strike Fighter LHA(R) Amphibious Assault Ship Littoral Combat Ship LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Navy Future Aircraft Carrier CVN-21 SSN 774 Submarine SSN 775 Submarine U.S.S. San Antonio U.S.S. Texas U.S.S. Virginia