... DASW0 1-0 1-C-0004.Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication DataArena, Mark V. Why has the cost of Navy ships risen? : a macroscopic examination of the trends in U.S. Naval ship costs over the ... the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community under Contract ... ships. Rather than building large, multi-mission ships, the Navy could build smaller, mission-focused ships, thereby constraining requirements growth and reducing the cost of any single hull....