Accession Number:

AD1099602

Title:

Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress Washington

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

2020-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

102.0

Abstract:

This report presents background information and issues for Congress concerning the Navys force structure and shipbuilding plans. The current and planned size and composition of the Navy, the annual rate of Navy ship procurement, the capacity of the naval shipbuilding industry, and the prospective affordability of the Navys shipbuilding plans have been oversight matters for the congressional defense committees for many years.

Descriptors:

• navy
• naval operations
• shipbuilding
• naval vessels
• AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIPS
• FLEETS (SHIPS)
• UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES
• UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES

Subject Categories:

• Marine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE