The Navy’s FY 2023 long-range shipbuilding plan in three years proposes three procurement schemes and forecasts the service decommissioning two Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships in the coming years, according to the document obtained by USNI News. The 30-year plan indicates the Navy decommissioning USS Jackson (LCS-6) and USS Montgomery (LCS-8) in FY-24. Jackson entered the fleet in 2015. Montgomery was commissioned in 2016. Both ships were built by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. The Navy also wants to continue decommissioning its aging Ticonderoga-class cruiser fleet in FY-24. Under the proposal, the Navy would decommission the entire cruiser fleet by the end of FY-27, including the ones that are currently in the cruiser modernization program. In a departure from recent years, the 30-year blueprint includes three alternatives for ship procurement. (Source: USNI News 04/19/22) NOTE: Nine Freedom-class LCS built at Marinette (Wis.) Marine are also to be decommissioned. Taiwan is considering acquiring some or all of the LCS, Deputy Defense Minister Alex Poe said and reported by The Defense Post. New Navy Long Range Shipbuilding Plan Calls for Decommissioning More Cruisers, Littoral Combat Ships - USNI News
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