As much as $26 billion could flow to domestic shipyards for new construction and advanced procurement as part of the National Defense Authorization Act legislation awaiting a vote in the Senate.
Analysis by the Congressional Budget Office pegs the proposed FY 2027 NDAA authorizing roughly $26 billion for shipbuilding to:
Build or support:
The third Columbia‑class ballistic‑missile submarine
One Virginia‑class attack submarine
Provide advanced procurement for:
Future submarines
Future DDG‑51 Arleigh Burke‑class destroyers
Fully fund the Ford‑class aircraft carrier program
Fund:
One anti‑submarine warfare auxiliary ship
Two ship‑to‑shore connector landing craft
Those builders include General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, HII Newport News, HII Ingalls, Fincantieri Marinette, and Hanwha Philly Shipyard.
The FY 2026 NDAA authorized $26 billion in shipbuilding funds for similar programs, so the current proposal keeps shipbuilding at roughly that same level.
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