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STATUS REPORT ON U.S. NAVY

SHIP AND EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT

DOD Requests $100.3 Billion To Fund Navy Programs In FY91

By James R. McCaul, President

IMA Associates, Inc.

The Department of Defense (DOD) has requested slightly more than $100 billion to fund Navy pro- grams in FY 1991. The funding level is virtually the same as the amount approved for this year.

Shipbuilding & Conversion

The shipbuilding and conversion program calls for the construction of one Trident Class (SSBN) ballistic

Photo: USS Arleigh Burke at her recent launching at BIW. There are five DDG-51s in the FY91 budget. missile submarine, two Seawolf

Class (SSN-21) attack submarines, five Arleigh Burke Class Aegis de- stroyers (DDG-51), one amphibious assault ships (LHD-1), one Landing

Ship Dock, Cargo Variant (LSD-41,

CV), three Coastal Minehunters (MHC-51), one Fast Combat Sup- port Ship (AOE) and one Ocean

Surveillance Ship (T-AGS). Pro- curement of 12 Landing Craft, Air

Cushion (LCAC) is also requested.

For more details on these programs, see Table 1.

Although there were no ship con- versions included in FY91, advance procurement funds totaling $113.1 million were requested for the Car- rier Service Life Extension Program (CV-67 SLEP) for the USS John F.

Kennedy scheduled in FY93.

The remainder of the FY91 re- quest includes $10.4 million for landing craft, $27.3 million for ser- vice craft, $231.1 million for outfit- ting, $154.5 million for post de- livery, $5.8 million for first destina- tion transportation, and $36.3 mil- lion for special support equipment.

First destination transportation has been transferred from the operation and maintenance to the procure- ment appropriations to more fully reflect acquisition costs.

A significant change in the FY91 budget request from the Revised

FY99/91 President's budget sub- mission is the addition of two new multiyear procurement candidates.

The LHD and LCAC programs are now being submitted as multiyear candidates in order to maximize cost savings and competition. The

DDG-51 budget continues to as- sume multiyear procurement in

FY90 and FY91. (continued)

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