Pentagon Mulling Aircraft Carrier Reduction as Part of FY 2022 Budget Review
By: Sam LaGrone and Mallory Shelbourne
March 10, 2021 7:29 PM • Updated: March 11, 2021 11:52 AM
The Pentagon is again considering a reduction in aircraft carrier force structure as part of the upcoming Fiscal Year 2022 budget submission to Congress, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.
In order to meet a proposed $704 billion to $708 billion topline for the first Biden Defense Department budget – the Trump administration’s FY 2022 budget proposed $722 billion – the Office of the Secretary of Defense is weighing how it could build in savings by reducing the carrier force, the two sources familiar with the ongoing internal discussion told USNI News on Wednesday.
While the Pentagon has not acknowledged the $704 billion to $708 billion budget topline, Politico and Bloomberg reported OSD was operating under the assumption it would have to design a budget within those totals.
https://news.usni.org/2021/03/10/pentagon-mulling-aircraft-carrier-reduction-as-part-of-fy-2022-budget-review
