Spencer: Navy can't afford $600 million sealift ships

摘要

The Navy's top civilian says $600 million ships to revitalize its surge sealift fleet is something he can't afford, a reality that is in stark contrast with the service's projections in a recent business case analysis. "We're looking at different acquisition paths across the board.... We're looking at new vessels, we're looking at the [Common Hull Auxiliary Multimission Platform]," Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said today at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments while discussing the think tank's new report on maritime logistics. "Putting my business hat on from a business case, I can't afford a lot of $600 million ships. I can't really afford a lot of $400 million ships. I can go out and buy used [roll-on/roll-off ships] for $35 [million] to $40 million," he continued.