US Navy wants more sailors, jets and an extra ship in 2019
By: David B. Larter   1 day ago
Correction: The U.S. Navy’s future frigate is scheduled to receive $135 million under the fiscal 2019 budget request.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is getting larger and adding an extra ship to its fleet in 2019, over its 2018 request, but the total shipbuilding budget request seems to make little headway toward a 355-ship fleet called for in a review last year.
The Navy’s base budget request is $151.4 billion, with $15 billion in overseas contingency operations funding split with the Marine Corps. The total Department of the Navy budget request is $194.1 billion, including OCO.
https://www.defensenews.com/smr/federal-budget/2018/02/12/navy-wants-to-add-sailors-jets-and-an-extra-ship-in-2019/
