A 30-year shipbuilding plan for the US Navy for the years 2027-2056 (see collection ZVI 001).
In the next five years, 75 warships (268.1 billion dollars for construction) and 47 support ships will be ordered, and the total program budget will be 305.7 billion dollars.
The main new items are an order of three BBG(X) battleships and four FF(X) frigates. An aircraft carrier, 10 Virginia nuclear submarines, 5 Columbia SSBNs, 7 DDG-51 destroyers, 23 LSM amphibious assault ships and 47 medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) will also be purchased.
By 2031, the navy will increase from 395 to 450 units (299 battleships, 68 auxiliary ships and 83 naval drones), and by 2056 the combat strength will reach 398 ships. At the same time, 46 ships will be destroyed within 5 years, including the Nimitz and Eisenhower aircraft carriers.