June 2012 Marine Log Magazine

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ShipBuilding

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boats during most of the 2030s,” says the CRS Report (Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress) The Navy estimates the average procurement cost of boats 2 through 12 in the Ohio replacement program at $5.6 billion each in FY2010 dollars, and is working to reduce that figure to a target of $4.9 billion each in FY2010 dollars. “Even with this cost-reduction

effort, observers are concerned about the impact the Ohio replacement program will have on the Navy’s ability to procure other types of ships at desired rates in the 2020s and early 2030s,” says O’Rourke The CRS report notes that the Navy’s March 2012 report on its FY2013 30-year (FY2013-FY2042) shipbuilding plan acknowledges the issue, stating: “This high cost for replacing the nation’s secure, second-strike nuclear

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