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Cruise fleet revival signals shift in U S Navy plans
A Congressional Budget Office study warns the Navy faces a sharp drop in cruisers and destroyers by late 1980s without higher construction. It notes future battle group gaps as aging ships retire by 1985 95 and urges about 6 5 new ships annually 1987 97 to maintain force. It highlights Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles and added shipboard helicopters and V STOL craft as part of renewed surface combatant capabilities.
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