Biden cuts 15 Navy warships in new budget proposal
MARCH 29, 2022 RYAN MORGAN
President Joe Biden’s proposed defense budget for the 2023 fiscal year includes funding to build nine new warships but cut 24 existing warships – a net 15 ship loss.
The Biden administration published its proposed budget on Monday, outlining $773 billion total discretionary funding for the Department of Defense.
In a Monday press briefing, Rear Adm. John Gumbleton, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for budget, said the cuts to the fleet would include five cruisers, nine littoral combat ships (LCS), four landing dock ships, two submarines, two oilers and two expeditionary transfer docks.
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