From Sandra I. Erwin, National Defense Magazine: ““Complex new start R&D programs will require much more funding to reach production maturity than the fiscal year 2017 budget assumes,” said Berenson. Considering the Pentagon’s track record in underestimating the cost of research-and-development programs, Avascent concluded that funding increases over the next five years will focus on “keeping existing programs moving.”
CRS: 355-Ship Navy Would Require 57 to 67 New Ships
From Richard R. Burgess, Seapower Magazine: “In the new report, “Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress,” Ronald O’Rourke, a specialist in naval affairs with the CRS, analyzed the FSA and the issues that would govern achievement of a 355-ship fleet, an increase over the 308 ships identified as a requirement in the previous goal announced in March 2015. The battle force today numbers 274 ships.”