Navy budget aims to cut funds for shipbuilding by upward of $16 billion, top senator says
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, speaks in March 2025 at a committee hearing. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes) WASHINGTON — The Navy is proposing a $16 billion cut to shipbuilding in 2026 and does not intend to move forward with plans to purchase at least six new warships, the top