This budget proposes to procure 10 battle force ships in fiscal year 2019, 8 non-battle force ships, and 54 battle force ships over the next 5 years, 11 more than was planned in the fiscal year 2018 budget.
Courtney highlights the proposed ship procurement in the fiscal year 2019 budget.
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