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Navy Risks Blowback in Bid to Scrap $5 Billion of Troubled Ships
gCaptain ^ | May 11, 2022 | Tony Capaccio

Posted on 05/11/2022 12:27:33 PM PDT by artichokegrower

The US Navy wants to scrap nine of 16 Littoral Combat Ships built by Lockheed Martin Corp. well short of their projected service lives in order to save a projected $4.3 billion in upgrades and maintenance over coming years.

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To: Mr. Lucky

It’s not too late to bring a couple of those ships back. :)


41 posted on 05/11/2022 8:24:53 PM PDT by Sporke (USS Iowa BB-61)
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