Shipbuilders could see billions of dollars from defense spending bill

As much as $26 billion could flow to domestic shipyards for new construction and advanced procurement as part of the National Defense Authorization Act legislation awaiting a vote in the Senate.

Analysis by the Congressional Budget Office pegs the proposed FY 2027 NDAA authorizing roughly $26 billion for shipbuilding to:

• Build or support:
  • The third Columbia‑class ballistic‑missile submarine
  • One Virginia‑class attack submarine
• Provide advanced procurement for:
  • Future submarines
  • Future DDG‑51 Arleigh Burke‑class destroyers
• Fully fund the Ford‑class aircraft carrier program
• Fund:
  • One anti‑submarine warfare auxiliary ship
  • Two ship‑to‑shore connector landing craft

Those builders include General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, HII Newport News, HII Ingalls, Fincantieri Marinette, and Hanwha Philly Shipyard.

The package’s total spending is $900.6 billion.