US Navy might retire aircraft carrier early
The US DoD is considering cancelling the mid-life refuelling of the US Navy’s USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75, pictured), which would free up funding but force an early retirement of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to several lawmakers.
Sen Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the proposal ‘mind-boggling,’ saying that it ‘makes no sense’ to sideline a carrier with more than 20 years of service left, especially after DoD recently approved the block buy of two new Ford-class carriers to save money and expand the fleet.
The Truman, a
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