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The Naval Brief: Weapons for Ukraine; Saving littoral ships; Censure letters; and more...
CAITLIN M. KENNEY | JUNE 16, 2022
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More weapons. The U.S. will be sending Ukraine more weapons as part of a new $1 billion security package, to include a future truck-launched variant of the Harpoon anti-ship missile system, Defense One reports. The Pentagon has worked with industry to create the new system, which will have U.S. launchers firing missiles provided by European partners. However, it’s not expected to be delivered for months.
Saving some LCSs. The House Appropriations Committee wants to save five of the nine littoral combat ships slated for decommissioning in the Navy’s 2023 budget request, USNI News reports. The House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower also intends to save five ships– the Ticonderoga-class cruiser Vicksburg and four landing dock ships– from decommissioning. The Navy has 24 ships on the chopping block in its budget.
Letters of censure. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro issued five letters of censure for Marine Corps and Navy officers who were in leadership roles at the time of the deadly amphibious assault vehicle accident July 30, 2020. “Following a thorough review of the command investigations into the AAV sinking, these officers received [Secretarial Letters of Censure] due to their inadequate leadership and execution of their oversight duties,” Del Toro said in a Navy statement. The letters are added to each officer’s official military record.
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/06/naval-brief-weapons-ukraine-saving-littoral-ships-censure-letters-and-more/368277/
