Sunday, January 8, 2017

Navy, Trump planning biggest fleet expansion since Cold War

Navy, Trump planning biggest fleet expansion since Cold War: With President-elect Donald Trump demanding more ships, the Navy is proposing the biggest shipbuilding boom since the end of the Cold War to meet threats from a resurgent Russia and saber-rattling China.

The Navy's 355-ship proposal released last month is even larger than what the Republican Trump had promoted on the campaign trail, providing a potential boost to shipyards that have struggled because budget caps that have limited money funding for ships.

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