Navy Swaps Sub for Destroyer in 2021 Budget Request Shift
- Service to seek funding for eight warships in plan next week
- Pentagon pressed to aim for Trump’s long-term 355-ship target
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The Pentagon is bolstering the number of warships the Navy will seek in its fiscal 2021 budget request after the White House complained an initial proposal was too low to meet President Donald Trump’s long-term target, according to officials.
In the budget proposal expected Monday, the Navy will request funding for eight ships, up from seven in a draft service request in mid-December. The new request for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 includes two DDG-51 Arleigh Burke destroyers built by General Dynamics Corp., one more than the service proposed seeking in the December draft.