Close observers of the US Navy were mystified when, on March 11, the service released its budget proposal for 2025.
The $258-billion budget request includes $26 billion for six new front-line warships: a Virginia-class attack submarine, two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, one Constellation-class frigate, one San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock and one medium landing ship.
The $26 billion shopping list also includes partial funding for a pair of Gerald R Ford-class aircraft carriers and a Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine.
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