The U.S. Navy had wanted to decommission some of its cruisers in accordance with previous schedules, and retire others early. (MC3 Brandon Roberson/U.S. Navy)

House bill would allow Navy to retire cruisers early, adds funds to build second destroyer

One panel of lawmakers is coming around to letting the Navy decommission its aging cruisers and reinvest the money into new ship construction, even as its Senate counterpart took the opposite approach, setting up a debate that puts at stake billions of dollars in spending.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during the 40th Fullerton Lecture in Singapore on July 27, 2021. (Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon chief calls for new regional order in Indo-Pacific

Lloyd Austin was speaking Tuesday in Singapore at the 40th Fullerton Lecture when he outlined his vision of “integrated deterrence.”

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See Russia’s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo

The unveiling of the light, single-engine aircraft comes amid the country’s current work on the Su-57, a heavy fighter jet also developed by Sukhoi.

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