PE NUCLE PILOT SURF. 1966 FIRST 1966 896 You know how well they have expanded 2 North Atlantic, Caribbean, and the high atte building their so-called Yankee submarines. Here are some comparisons between the difere the 1972 and 1973 budgets. You have given a go the cost of our manpower, and you can see it goes and maintenance has about the same amount of aircraft and missiles, about the same, but with The money requested for ULMS pushes the s tion up. Of course, a lot of the ULMS funding s Another reason for increased funds for shipbu aircraft carrier, plus the six submarines. Those 688 class, come to $1 billion. That is the largest we have requested during my tenure. ULMS increase in other procurement and research an priations. Military construction is up a little bit. What are we getting? This is a brief summe includes. For the shipbuilding and conversions. 963; this will be next to the last buy. In other then in 1974 that will complete our 30-ship pro Six 688 class nuclear attack submarines whi gress gave us the five last year and long leadt Congress is very keen on those submarines. Senator DOMINICK. That is the attack submar Secretary CHAFEE. That is the attack subma the hydrofoil missile ship; we have to get go represent a substantial sum of money but it is t future. This is the PF which you discussed, whi ing on; that is $190 million for the first vessel. 1 tenders. We have to get going with these tend to save money we seem to cut the tenders. We ju longer. Here are your Poseidon conversions and sub sion. Here is the new construction basically: conversions. For aircraft we are requesting 282 aircraft. airplanes just doesn't replace our attrition and so expensive and that is the best we could do w Sixty-six of them are for ASW, that is, t 43 are attack. A-7s, and A-6Es, and seven e craft, EA-6Bs-the A-6 and EA-6B are bot There is the Harrier for the Marines, the F-1 Grumman aircraft. Trainers, transports thes What about the money? Well, you can see in the cost is going up. Taking dollars and wringing out the inflation we are do the Vietnam years. Here at the peak of the Vie but not much above what we all considered the 1 dollars, each 1964. year we are requ replace at is the best are for AS and A-GE the Marines, DD-963 DESTROYERS SSN-688 PATROL HYDROFOIL MISSILE SHIPS DESTROYER TENDER 1 SUBMARINE TENDER we are the de2 RESCUE AND SALVAGE SHIPS transports ll, you can s ng up. Take 6 POSEIDON CONVERSIONS on we ared2 DLG AAW MODERNIZATIONS of the Vie from when 1 SUBMARINE TENDER CONVERSION ed the last FY 73 PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS • INCREASING WEAPONS SYSTEM COSTS • IMBALANCE BETWEEN SHORE SUPPORT • DIMINISHING SEALIFT CAPABILITY OF U.S. • RISING COSTS TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL • ALL VOLUNTEER FORCE PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS THE SOVIET THREAT OUR MOST SERIOUS CONCERN TECHNOLOGY NEW, ADVANCED DESIGNS IN SHIPS, AIRCRAFT, EXPANDED ACTIVITY MEDITERRANEAN, NORTH ATLANTIC, CARIBBEAN, SUBMARINES OUTNUMBER U.S. IN ATTACK SUBS AND BUILDING HIGH PRIORITY TO SSBNS 74-696 - 72 - pt.2 - 39 You know how well they have expanded in the Mediterranea North Atlantic, Caribbean, and the high attention they are giving building their so-called Yankee submarines. Here are some comparisons between the different appropriations the 1972 and 1973 budgets. You have given a good deal of attention the cost of our manpower, and you can see it goes up in 1973. Opera and maintenance has about the same amount of money. Procurem aircraft and missiles, about the same, but with shipbuilding we go: The money requested for ULMS pushes the shipbuilding appropr. tion up. Of course, a lot of the ULMS funding shows up in the R. & Another reason for increased funds for shipbuilding would be the aircraft carrier, plus the six submarines. Those six submarines, of : 688 class, come to $1 billion. That is the largest number of submar we have requested during my tenure. ULMS also contributes to increase in other procurement and research and development apppriations. Military construction is up a little bit. What are we getting? This is a brief summary of what the bu includes. For the shipbuilding and conversions, seven destroyers of 963; this will be next to the last buy. In other words, if we get t then in 1974 that will complete our 30-ship program. Six 688 class nuclear attack submarines which I mentioned. C gress gave us the five last year and long leadtime funds for a sir Congress is very keen on those submarines. Senator DOMINICK. That is the attack submarine? Secretary CHAFEE. That is the attack submarines; yes, sir. Th the hydrofoil missile ship; we have to get going with it. It does represent a substantial sum of money but it is the possible wave of future. This is the PF which you discussed, which we will have a br ing on; that is $190 million for the first vessel. These are the subma tenders. We have to get going with these tenders. Whenever we to save money we seem to cut the tenders. We just can't keep it up longer. Here are your Poseidon conversions and submarine tender exc sion. Here is the new construction basically 20 new ships and conversions. For aircraft we are requesting 282 aircraft. That number of :airplanes just doesn't replace our attrition and our losses, but these so expensive and that is the best we could do with it in our buds | Sixty-six of them are for ASW, that is, the P-3Cs and 43 are attack. A-7s, and A-6Es, and seven electronic warfare: craft, EA-6Bs-the A-6 and EA-6B are both Grumman air There is the Harrier for the Marines, the F-14, again, it is abi Grumman aircraft. Trainers, transports these VH-53 heliog are for White House use but we are the designated purchasing s What about the money? Well, you can see in taking it in c dollars, each year the cost is going up. Taking it in constant 27 dollars and wringing out the inflation we are down less than mos the Vietnam years. Here at the peak of the Vietnam war, were peak expenditures. We are up somewhat from where we were in but not much above what we all considered the last peacetime t 1964. |