United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-05-21 monographic deposited born digital 91 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-97-57 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-57 P0b002ee18039ec28 f:ns97057 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-57 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-57 NSIAD-97-57 Military vessels Naval warfare Naval procurement Future budget projections Defense contingency planning Defense capabilities Military downsizing Construction costs Shipbuilding industry U.S.S. Arleigh Burke 21st Century Surface Combatant Arsenal Ship DOD Bottom-Up Review DOD Future Years Defense Program Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate Spruance Class Destroyer Kidd Class Destroyer Aegis Weapon System Navy Cooperative Engagement Capability System Ticonderoga Class Cruiser Navy Vertical Launching System Tomahawk Cruise Missile BGM-109 Missile Standard Surface-to-Air Missile AN/SPY-1 Radar DDG-61 Destroyer DDG-66 Destroyer JCS National Defense Strategy DOD Quadrennial Defense Review Persian Gulf War FYDP Chapter Report NSIAD The Navy now spends about $3 billion each year to modernize its surface combatant force. The high costs of these ships, especially the $870 million price tag for each Arleigh Burke destroyer, raises questions about the Navy's ability to sustain this force level. The Navy's plan to build and maintain a fleet of 125 cruisers, destroyers, and frigates through the year 2013 hinges on optimistic assumptions about future defense budgets and ship construction schedules. Moreover, the Navy has yet to explain how this force level relates to the national defense strategy of fighting two nearly simultaneous regional conflicts. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-57/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-57.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-57/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-57.pdf GAO/NSIAD-97-57 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-57 Chapter Report GAO/NSIAD-97-57; Surface Combatants: Navy Faces Challenges Sustaining Its Current Program; Military vessels Naval warfare Naval procurement Future budget projections Defense contingency planning Defense capabilities Military downsizing Construction costs Shipbuilding industry U.S.S. Arleigh Burke 21st Century Surface Combatant Arsenal Ship DOD Bottom-Up Review DOD Future Years Defense Program Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate Spruance Class Destroyer Kidd Class Destroyer Aegis Weapon System Navy Cooperative Engagement Capability System Ticonderoga Class Cruiser Navy Vertical Launching System Tomahawk Cruise Missile BGM-109 Missile Standard Surface-to-Air Missile AN/SPY-1 Radar DDG-61 Destroyer DDG-66 Destroyer JCS National Defense Strategy DOD Quadrennial Defense Review Persian Gulf War FYDP