USN Needs To Find $40b In Saving

[tomahawk6]

They will find the savings to build more ships. I would look for the savings in the aviation and sub-building areas.Throw in some sacred cows.

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/navy-needs-to-find-40-billion-in-savings-to-pay-for-more-ships-readiness-gaps-1.619353

The acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly announced Tuesday in a memorandum that he had started a department-wide “Stem-to-Stern” review to find $40 billion in savings -- or about $8 billion annually -- in the fiscal years 2022 to 2026.

 

[GR66]

They will find the savings to build more ships. I would look for the savings in the aviation and sub-building areas.Throw in some sacred cows.

Funny...I would have thought that aviation and subs would be the best platforms for preventing Chinese force projection.

 

[Sub_Guy]

Funny...I would have thought that aviation and subs would be the best platforms for preventing Chinese force projection.

Subs are the best platform.  Cutting the sub fleet would be a bad idea.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Subs are the best platform.  Cutting the sub fleet would be a bad idea.

Agreed. Subs are probably the USN's "best bang for buck" in force projection.

If they are looking for cuts, start within the Amphib Fleet. I doubt that in the current strategic environment, all of the Gator Navy is even useful. Maybe look hard at aircraft carriers numbers. The Ticonderoga Class Cruisers have got to be nothing but money pits by now. Perhaps retiring them now would free up funds.

 

[Dale Denton]

Agreed. Subs are probably the USN's "best bang for buck" in force projection.

If they are looking for cuts, start within the Amphib Fleet. I doubt that in the current strategic environment, all of the Gator Navy is even useful. Maybe look hard at aircraft carriers numbers. The Ticonderoga Class Cruisers have got to be nothing but money pits by now. Perhaps retiring them now would free up funds.

I read somewhere that Greece was looking at buying 2 "Tico's" as well.

Perhaps building things other than giant super-capable expensive ships and build some cheaper Type 31ish light-frigates, OPVs or corvettes? Kill the LCS program and build Corvettes for any mission where Russia or China may be there in force?

Keep the light-frigates/corvettes for escort duties or for use in S.Atlantic and Caribbean, among others.

 

[tomahawk6]

My guess is there might be savings in the personnel budget like fewer moves, cut officer strength including a few less admirals. ;D

 

[CBH99]

Agreed. Subs are probably the USN's "best bang for buck" in force projection.

If they are looking for cuts, start within the Amphib Fleet. I doubt that in the current strategic environment, all of the Gator Navy is even useful. Maybe look hard at aircraft carriers numbers. The Ticonderoga Class Cruisers have got to be nothing but money pits by now. Perhaps retiring them now would free up funds.

Agreed.  The Arleigh Burke destroyers have a similar compliment, and much more modernized capabilities than the Tico.  Plus they are built at several a year, with each ship having a few slight upgrades than the one that came before it, while the Tico is a (sadly) dying fleet.

Take them out of service.  Re-role the Burkes as necessary, since they have the same capability in terms of radars/missiles/engagement capabilities. 

I know the Tico has additional accommodation for GOFO staff if needed - but since the Tico tends to be a carrier escort, the GOFO staff tend to be on the carrier anyway.

 

[tomahawk6]

What I have read in the blogs is that Trump wants a 355 ship Navy but Sec Esper and or the Navy are not on the same page. Many ship types under construction are expensive and have cost overruns.

Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding has $46.5 billion worth of work to complete within 10 years or so, an amount Mike Petters, the company’s president and CEO, called an “unprecedented backlog of shipbuilding work” that would serve as a strong foundation for the future. It’s a future that also involves Huntington Ingalls selling its San Diego Shipyard to Titan Acquisition Holdings and focusing more on unmanned underwater technology.