The U.S. Navy is looking at buying more submarines in the coming years, but the most recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the service’s shipbuilding plan says more boats will be needed to address fleet shortfalls.
The Navy’s recently released 30-year shipbuilding plan includes more subs this year than the service had a year ago, CBO notes.
The number of ballistic missile submarines was changed from 12 to a range of 12 to 14, CBO points out, while the number of guided missile submarines was changed from zero to a range of zero to four. Buying subs adds more to the Navy budget bottom line.
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