{"id":50700,"date":"2026-04-03T17:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/03\/trump-seeks-to-double-number-of-ship-requests-with-2027-defense-budget\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:24:17","slug":"trump-seeks-to-double-number-of-ship-requests-with-2027-defense-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2026\/04\/03\/trump-seeks-to-double-number-of-ship-requests-with-2027-defense-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump seeks to double number of ship requests with 2027 defense budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump announced Friday he wants funding in 2027 for twice the number of ships that were requested the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/03\/trumps-budget-proposes-massive-defense-spending-with-10-cut-to-other-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/03\/trumps-budget-proposes-massive-defense-spending-with-10-cut-to-other-programs\/\">$1.5 trillion defense budget<\/a> would include $65.8 billion in shipbuilding capital to manufacture 18 battle force ships and 16 non-battle force ships, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rebuilding-our-military-fact-sheet.pdf\" rel=\"\">according<\/a> to a White House overview of the budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs waters around the world become increasingly contested, it is imperative that the United States be able to efficiently deliver the various naval platforms it requires to ensure maritime domain awareness and deterrence,\u201d the overview said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/12\/everything-costs-what-it-costs-navy-marine-coast-guard-chiefs-call-for-historic-funding\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caudle2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018Everything costs what it costs\u2019: Navy, Marine, Coast Guard chiefs call for historic funding<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President 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