The U.S. Navy Wants Frigates That Can Pack a Punch
The Navy soon could select a shipyard to build the new class of frigate starting in 2020. The U.S. Navy might tweak its force-structure goals in order to boost the number of frigates. That's what Vice Adm. Bill Merz, the deputy chief of naval operations, told a House of Representatives subcommittee on March 27, 2019. "We’re expecting a pretty hard look at the mix of ships this year," Merz said, In rewriting the force-structure plan to include more small surface combatants, the Navy could signal its intention to acquire larger numbers of ...
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