The U.S. Navy wants to decommission nine ships in the Freedom-class of littoral combat ships – warships that cost about $4.5 billion to build. However, the littoral combat ships that are targeted are young. NAVY IDS OFFICER KILLED IN E-2D HAWKEYE CRASH OFF VIRGINIAThe littoral combat ship program was announced after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Some detractors proclaimed littoral combat ships to be the Navy’s "Little Crappy Ship," but that’s not fair, said defense analyst Loren Thompson. Congress must sign off on the Navy’s proposal to decommission ships ahead of their projected service life.

Source: Fox News April 08, 2022 02:13 UTC