National Security

Carter asks Navy to cut ship purchases, buy more jets

By Jacqueline Klimas

Published December 18, 2015 12:04pm ET

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter has asked the Navy to buy fewer ships to invest more heavily in electronic warfare and combat aircraft, according to reports.

In a memo to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Carter wrote that the Navy is on its way to reach its target fleet size of 308 ships, a number that should be met “but not irresponsibly exceeded,” Bloomberg reported.

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