Lawmakers challenged U.S. Navy leaders at a fiscal year 2021 budget hearing on how long it will take to acquire a 355-ship fleet, how many vessels will be unmanned and why more ships of the fleet aren't submarines. Acting Navy Secretary Thomas B. Modly, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger acknowledged the Navy Department's relatively flat budget request of $207.1 billion — $161 billion for the Navy and $46 billion for the Marines — had forced hard choices in procurement and end strength.
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机译：议员们在2021财年的预算听证会上挑战了美国海军领导人，以了解获得355艘舰队所需的时间，无人驾驶的船只数量以及为何舰队中没有更多潜艇的原因。代理海军大臣托马斯·B·莫德里（Thomas B. Modly），海军作战部长迈克尔·吉尔迪（Michael Gilday）以及海军陆战队司令戴维·贝尔格（David Berger）将军承认，海军部的预算要求相对固定，为2071亿美元，其中海军1610亿美元，海军陆战队460亿美元。在采购和最终实力方面不得不做出艰难的选择。
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