The Navy will be "taking risk" by planning toward a fleet of just 30 amphibious ships, one of many areas where the service will have to tighten its belt in the coming years, Rear Adm. Joseph Mulloy, the Navy's deputy assistant secretary of the budget, said today. The Navy is facing a slew of cuts in many accounts, with big reductions in both ship and aircraft quantities projected over the future years defense plan. Overall, the service plans to slash...
