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Navy Says FY 2025 Budget Caps Imposed ‘Hard Choices’ To Lower Ship Procurement

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Navy Says FY 2025 Budget Caps Imposed ‘Hard Choices’ To Lower Ship Procurement
Virginia-class submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) is moored pierside during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn, on October 14, 2023 (U.S. Navy Photo)

The Navy argued Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) budget caps imposed “hard choices” on the fiscal year 2025 president’s budget request (PB25) that partially caused the service to lower its ship procurement spending to six ships. “Aligned with Congressional intent, this budget delivers the most ready and lethal Naval Force feasible under the FRA budget caps. These caps, paced well below even historical inflation targets, force hard choices,” the Navy’s FY ‘25 budget request highlights book said. It said FRA caps…

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