The US Navy needs to find more ships it can load up with missiles amid shipbuilding delays, Congress says with eyes on China

Fri, 07/12/2024 - 15:34

A graphic rendering showing a future US Navy guided-missile frigate at sea. — A graphic rendering of the future guided-missile frigate USS Lafayette (FFG 65). Work on a new class of frigate has been experiencing delays.
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Congress ordered the US Navy to look into new ships and weapons platforms amid shipbuilding delays.
The requested study is in direct response to the delays of a new frigate class.
Lawmakers are concerned the US Navy is at risk of being unable to China in the Indo-Pacific region.

Congress has requested that the US Navy conduct a study looking into other ships it can arm with missiles given the pressing need to maintain US naval power amid ongoing shipbuilding delays.