Pentagon proposes big cuts to US Navy destroyer construction, retiring 13 cruisers

[rangerrebew]

Pentagon proposes big cuts to US Navy destroyer construction, retiring 13 cruisers
By: David B. Larter   
 
WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense has sent a plan to the White House that would cut the construction of more than 40 percent of its planed Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyers in in fiscal years 2021 through 2025.

In total, the proposal would cut five of the 12 DDGs planned through the so-called future years defense program, or FYDP. In total, the plan would cut about $9.4 billion, or 8 percent, out of the total shipbuilding budget, according to a memo from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to the Defense Department obtained by Defense News. The memo also outlined plans to accelerate the decommissioning cruisers, cutting the total number of Ticonderoga-class cruisers in the fleet down to nine by 2025, from a planned 13 in last year’s budget.

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2019/12/24/pentagon-proposes-big-cuts-to-us-navy-destroyer-construction-retiring-13-cruisers/

[rangerrebew]

If they really want a 355 ship Navy, it seems the mostly likely way to do it (after retiring 13 cruisers) is to add 13 or more submarines.

[EdinVA]

Ok, I need a translator... Air Force here and never understood Navy speak...
Destroyer vs Cruiser... do they do the same job?
Are we cutting destroyers to get more cruisers because apples taste better than oranges?

I don't understand what this article is about...