Iran war costs: $38B, plus $2-3B per month going forward, CBO says
The Congressional Budget Office reported it would take "at least five years" to rebuild American munitions inventories.
Pentagon rebuffed repeated requests for Golden Dome brief: CBO
David Mosher, head of the Congressional Budget Office's National Security Directorate, stressed that the watchdog office was tasked with estimating the price tag for implementing Trump's January 2025 executive order, not any DoD plans.
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First Trump-class battleship could cost more than $23B: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 15 nuclear-powered battleships would cost $275 billion.
CBO’s $1.2 trillion Golden Dome estimate based on bad data: Guetlein
Gen. Michael Guetlein, who previously said the project would cost $185 billion, insisted DoD would be able to deploy an "operational system" to defend the entire US homeland by 2028.
National Guard deployments to US cities cost almost half a billion dollars, says CBO
The Trump administration has already spent nearly $500 million on domestic National Guard deployments, with monthly costs being further broken down by the CBO.
First Trump-class battleship could cost over $20 billion: CBO
Follow on ships could cost anywhere from $9 billion to $13 billion per vessel if orders begin today, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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Coast Guard aircraft availability, inventory in decline, budget office says
Auditors noted the recent reconciliation legislation provided $3.7 billion to the Coast Guard to procure additional aircraft.
Golden Dome’s need for more SBIs may moot savings from lower launch costs: CBO
The smaller SBI price tag enabled by the drop in launch costs could be offset by the need for a much larger number of satellites to fulfil Trump's Golden Dome plan, the Congressional Budget Office study caveats.
Navy would need billions more than estimated to build future fleet: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office "estimates that total shipbuilding costs would average $40 billion (in 2024 dollars) over the next 30 years, which is about 17 percent more than the Navy estimates."
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Coast Guard’s newest icebreakers may jump 60 percent in cost: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office's report states the Coast Guard is working on its own new cost estimate for the heavy icebreaker program.
Navy’s future fleet’s price tag grows 5-10%, despite ship mix not changing: CBO
The increased cost compared to the previous year's shipbuilding plan was driven by the rising price in submarines.
F-35 readiness and flight hours fell in 2022, says CBO
F-35s are flying fewer hours and achieving lower readiness rates than earlier fighters did at comparable points in their service lives. In fact, the F-35A and F-35B variants are doing worse than they did in prior years.
Navy Super Hornet fleet aging faster, less available than predecessor fleet: CBO
The Super Hornets' performance also had unfavorable comparisons to other Navy and Air Force fleets.