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USS Fort Worth
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Navy retiring USS Fort Worth halfway through lifespan

The $400 million littoral combat ship only entered service in 2012, but suffered from myriad operational problems and had less than two years at sea

USS John F. Kennedy
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Why US shipbuilding is the worst and more money won't save it

Someone should tell Trump the real reason the fleet is so small

Who gives 'Three Cheers for the Military-Industrial Complex'?
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Who gives 'Three Cheers for the Military-Industrial Complex'?

Defense industry-funded think tanks like the Hudson Institute, apparently.

The US military chases shiny new things and the ranks suffer
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The US military chases shiny new things and the ranks suffer

We were told the Osprey, LCS, and F-35 were cutting edge, but they turned out to be boondoggles and deathtraps

In Red Sea, US Navy paying the price of shipbuilding failures
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In Red Sea, US Navy paying the price of shipbuilding failures

The Littoral Combat Ship was designed with the current crisis in mind, instead it turned into a boondoggle. Here's why.