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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Panel wants report on BMD ships needed

Ticonderoga-classAs part of a continuing battle over the size of the Navy, the House Armed Services Committee wants to know whether the Navy needs more surface combatants to provide adequate missile defenses.

By voice vote and with little discussion, the committee approved an amendment sponsored by Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri, ranking Republican on its seapower subcommittee, that asks for a report by March 1, 2011 about the number of surface ships required for sea-based missile defense.

Current Navy plans for a 313-ship Navy includes 88 cruisers and destroyers, but Akin said that might not be enough considering the growing missile threat, particularly when fleets are operating within the range of land-based missiles.

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