Presentation by Eric J. Labs, an analyst in CBO’s National Security Division, at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 26th Annual Expeditionary Warfare Conference.
The Navy's shipbuilding plan for fiscal year 2025 provides projections of its fleet over the next 30 years. Overall, the Navy wants to build a larger fleet whose firepower is greater and distributed among more ships than it is today. CBO examines the 2025 plan’s implications for the potential composition, cost, and capabilities of the Navy’s fleet.