Navy shipbuilding stands to get $27 billion in funding in 2026

House and Senate appropriators backed the White House’s shipbuilding goals with an additional $6.5 billion in funding for fiscal year 2026—including adjustments to fix accounting errors resulting from last year's budget reconciliation. The compromise bill, released last week, allots a total $27.2 billion for shipbuilding, with increases across several efforts. That $27.2 billion topline covers 17 ships, including “one Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, two Vi