Fiscal Year 2020

Navy Budgeting $1.3B for First FFG(X) Hull; 9 Planned Over the Next Five Years

THE PENTAGON — The Navy is budgeting $1.3 billion in Fiscal Year 2020 to purchase its first-in-class guided-missile frigate and associated engineering costs as part of an aggressive push to buy nine FFG(X) hulls by FY 2024, according to a Tuesday Navy budget overview.

The service is set to award the final design and construction contract for the frigate program in 2020, with the delivery of the first ship estimated to occur six years later, according to a draft request for proposal issued last...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/12/navy-budgeting-1-3b-first-ffgx-hull-9-planned-next-five-years

FY 2020 Budget: Navy Cuts Ship, Aircraft Procurement; Vows High-End Weapons Procurement

USS Farragut (DDG-99) transits the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 2018 in territory that will soon be overseen by a reestablished U.S. 2nd Fleet. US Navy Photo

THE PENTAGON – The Pentagon requested a Fiscal Year 2020 budget that advocates changes in the way the Navy does business – pushing for “attritable” unmanned systems, artificial intelligence and hypersonics to give the Navy and Marine Corps an edge against high-end adversaries.

The $205.6-billion Department of Navy budget request trims ships...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/12/fy-2020-budget-navy-cuts-ship-aircraft-procurement-vows-high-end-weapons-procurement

Document: Department of the Navy FY 2020 Budget Summary

The following are the publically available Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2020 budget documents released on March 12, 2019.

From the Highlight Report

The Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) budget submission of $205.6B is an increase of $9.5B (4.6%) from the FY19 enacted budget (base+OCO). The increased funding is beginning to reverse the erosion of our military advantage and we are on a better trajectory to restore that competitive advantage. This budget is strategy-driven and balanced to maximize our...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/12/document-department-navy-fy-2020-budget-summary

Experts Say Aligning FY2020 Budget With Defense Strategy Could Result in Navy Cuts

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) during an underway on Dec. 2, 2018. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Defense analysts expect President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 2020 national security budget will request about $750 billion, a funding level they consider barely enough to sustain the Pentagon’s current operations.

But the dollar amount isn’t as significant as how the money is spent and the types of tradeoffs the Pentagon makes to balance paying for current programs and aligning spending with the Nati...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/31/40793

Marines’ 2020 Budget Will Prioritize Near-Term Readiness, Upgrades for High-End Fight

Lance Cpl. Nicholas Zachary (left) and Lance Cpl. Luis Saldana both assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214, conduct routine maintenance on an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) on May 8, 2017. US Navy Photo

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Marine Corps wants to spend nearly a third of its Fiscal Year 2020 money on modernizing its equipment and nearly another third on rebuilding readiness, a top officer said.

Lt. Gen. Brian Beaudreault, deputy commandant...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/24/marines-fy-2020-budget-will-prioritize-near-term-readiness-upgrades-for-high-end-fight

SECNAV: Adversaries Remain but Expect Defense Budget Increases to Disappear

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer speaks to sailors at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. on Dec. 18, 2018. US Navy Photo

ARLINGTON, Va. – With increasing threats abroad and anticipated tighter defense budgets ahead, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer will spend 2019 instilling a sense of urgency into how the Navy and Marine Corps operate.

Since taking office, Spencer has focused on training, capabilities and the way the Navy and Marine Corps invest resources.

Now, a year and a half on...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/16/40441

Rep. Courtney: Looming Costs Will Force Decision on How to Pay for SSBNs

A sailor explains the layout and functionality of Ford’s flight deck to Rep. Joe Courtney in 2016. US Navy Photo

How to pay for the upcoming Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine “will have a life of its own” this spring and may force the Navy and Pentagon to embrace a dedicated funding account they have so far only partially leveraged, a key congressman on the House Armed Services Committee predicted.

In 2013, HASC pushed the new account through the House and Senate despite some at-times...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/01/rep-courtney-looming-costs-will-force-decision-pay-ssbns

SECNAV Spencer: FY 2020 Budget Outlook Could Hurt Fleet Readiness

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer speaks during an all-hands call onboard U.S. Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka on July 12, 2018. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer is preparing for what could be a tight Pentagon budget environment in Fiscal Year 2020 that could hurt future fleet readiness.

During FY 2018 and 2019, the Navy received funding to address several lingering maintenance problems that were affecting the fleet’s ability to perform missions,...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/06/spencer-fy2020-1262018

Major Navy Programs Likely Protected From Expected Tighter Pentagon Budgets

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pentagon is banking on billions in savings through operational efficiencies to sustain and modernize the military but if the plan doesn’t work the Department of Defense may have to cut major weapons programs to make up the difference, a defense expert told reporters on Thursday.

Between Fiscal Year 2019 and 2023, the Pentagon expects to save roughly $46 billion by cutting waste in the department. But at a time when future budgets are expected to remain flat at best,...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/20/36699

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