The US Navy is planning to decommission 24 ships in the upcoming financial year, USNI News news site quoted a notice from the US Navy on March 28.
Specifically, the US Navy plans to decommission nine Freedom-class combat ships, five Ticonderoga-class cruisers, two Los Angeles-class submarines, four amphibious ships, two oil tankers, and two telecom mobile docks. Chinh. Those 16/24 ships have not yet expired their service life.
When asked about decommissioning nine Freedom-class combat ships, Meredith Berger, assistant secretary of the navy, said it would save on repair and maintenance costs.
Meanwhile, the deputy assistant secretary of the navy in charge of budgets – Rear Admiral John Gumbleton said the Constellation-class frigate will replace the duties of these nine ships. The first Constellation-class frigate is expected to be delivered in 2026.
Rear Admiral Gumbleton said the proposal to retire 24 ships would save the US Navy $ 3.6 billion, facilitating the Pentagon’s next five years of spending.
5 ships on the list will be retired by the US Navy in 2023. Photo: USNI NEWS
The total requested budget of the Department of the Navy for fiscal year 2023 is $230.8 billion, with $180.5 billion for the navy and $50.3 billion for the marines.
The U.S. Navy wants to spend $27.9 billion in its fiscal 2023 shipbuilding budget on nine combat ships — two Arleigh Burke-class Flight III destroyers, two Virginia-class attack ships, a Constellation-class frigate, and a shipping dock. San Antonio-class amphibious assault ship, one America-class amphibious assault ship, one John Lewis-class T-AO-205 tanker and one T-ATS 6 Navajo-class tug, rescue and rescue ship.
The Navy and Marines are seeking $16.8 billion to purchase a total of 96 aircraft for the two services. As for weapons procurement, in fiscal 2023, the Navy Department is planning to spend $4.7 billion to buy 115 attack missiles for the marines and 39 attack missiles for the navy.
