Navy needs $20 billion in modernization: GAO report
by Sharyl AttkissonSunday, March 29th 2020
A Full Measure investigation recently looked into the state of the U.S. Navy, which is seen as the best and most powerful sea force in the world. But critical weaknesses were exposed in back-to-back tragedies in 2017.
On June 17, 2017, the Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a foreign cargo ship off the coast of Japan. Seven American sailors lost their lives.
Navy needs billions in improvements (Full Measure)
About two months later: a second collision. Another Navy destroyer, USS John S. McCain, collided with an oil tanker off of Singapore. Ten more sailors died.
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