What the just released Quadrennial Defense Review means for our sea service:
- Building a larger fleet that includes 11 Carrier Strike Groups, balance the need to transform and recapitalize the fleet, improve affordability and provide stability for the shipbuilding industry.
- Accelerating procurement of Littoral Combat Ships to provide power projection capabilities in littoral waters.
- Procuring the first eight ships of the Maritime Pre-Position Force (Future) to improve the Department�s ability to operate in restricted access environments.
- Returning to a steady-state production rate of two attack submarines per year not later than 2012 while achieving an average per-hull procurement cost objective of $2.0 billion.
There's more here: http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22215
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