INSIDE VIEW - The USS Bunker Hill pulls alongside the USS Carl Vinson for a refueling at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 2, 2010. The Carl Vinson is taking part in Southern Seas 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. BartonDoD 30-Year Ship Plan Needs $16B a Year; Aviation Plan Puts Off New Bomber -- Defense News
The U.S. Navy's new 30-year fleet plan demotes the previous goal of a 313-ship fleet to a mere "point of departure" for developing a new fleet. The service estimates it can buy the ships in the plan for an average of "no more than $15.9 billion per year" in 2010 dollars.
And for the first time, the Pentagon submitted to Congress a 30-year aviation plan for the Air Force and Navy.
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