Fiscal 2006 Navy shipbuilding pace would yield a 120-vessel fleet

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The U.S. Navy plan of building four new ships in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, if continued on a sustained basis for decades, would slash the current Navy fleet of 297 ships and submarines to just 120 vessels. However, the Navy shipbuilding plan is not considered to be optimistic due to failure on several grounds, which include its delays in funding construction of CVN 21, and delay of planned increase in submarine construction to two per year.

Author: Ahearn, Dave
Publisher: King Publishing Group
Publication Name: Defense Today
Subject: Business
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Year: 2004
Strategy & planning, Planning, Company business planning, Shipbuilding

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Admiral: Navy needs 55 subs

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Rear Adm, Joseph Walsh, director of submarine warfare, said that the Navy needs a fleet of 55 submarines on priority basis. Some critic analysts suggested that some missions proposed for submarines could be executed by unmanned aerial vehicles, surface ships, manned aircrafts from carriers and space-based signals-intelligence gathering satellites.

Author: Ahearn, Dave
Publisher: King Publishing Group
Publication Name: Defense Today
Subject: Business
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Year: 2004
Contracts & orders received, Contracts & orders let, Contracts, Contract agreement, Submarine warfare, Drone aircraft, Unmanned aerial vehicles

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Rumsfeld says he doesn't oppose increase in Navy fleet

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The US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has stated that he does not oppose the plan to increase the size of the Navy fleet. He has agreed with the chief of naval operations Adm. Michael Mullen's plan to build up to the fleet from the current 281 ships and submarines to 313 over the years.

Author: Ahearn, Dave
Publisher: King Publishing Group
Publication Name: Defense Today
Subject: Business
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Year: 2006
Usage, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Submarines, Submarine boats, Rumsfeld, Donald H.

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