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CNO Releases Navigation Plan, Cites Frigate Example For New Ships

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021

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CNO Releases Navigation Plan, Cites Frigate Example For New Ships

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday speaks at the Surface Navy Association's 32nd National Symposium in Arlington, Va. in January 2020. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) this week said the Navy is learning from its mistakes in the past in how to build new ships while arguing for divesting from older ships. The Navy must deliver naval power properly and has no time to waste in fielding new capabilities because “our actions in this decade, I believe, will likely set the maritime balance of power for the rest of the century,” CNO Adm. Mike Gilday said during the virtual Surface…

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