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What is so alarming is that DOD budgets will sink

America's Navy to a fleet of only 180 ships, or fewer, if shipbuilding budgets are not dramatically increased immediately and sustained for years to come. A mini- mum 305-ship Navy requires an annual procurement of 10 ships. In any year that 10 ships are not bought, more than 10 ships must be ordered to make up for the deficit in ship procurement in a previous year. To sustain the force level of the 2001 QDR, 10 ships of the following types must be bought each year: • One Aircraft Carrier every four years; • Two SSN-774 Class Submarines; • Four DDG-51 Class Surface Combatants;

One LHD Class Amphibious ship every three years; • Two LPD Class Amphibious ships; • More than two combat logistics force and other ships.

For the past 10 years, however, the Defense Depart- ment has been buying only six ships a year, on average.

This means that the Nation's naval fleet is already 42 ships short of sustaining a 300-ship fleet. Said another way, America's Navy is on course to drop to 258 ships as older ships are retired.

The President's fiscal year 2003 budget proposes funding of only $6.1 billion for five ships, which will

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