Event Brief
Navy scraps Ticonderoga cruisers without replacements
Filed: Jul 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: The Navy’s fiscal 2026 inactivation plan sends USS Shiloh and USS Lake Erie out of service, leaving no cruisers.
WHO: U.S. Navy
WHAT: Fiscal 2026 inactivation plan designates USS Shiloh and USS Lake Erie for inactivation, shrinking the Ticonderoga-class to three survivors.
WHEN: Jul 13, 2026 at 8:07 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The Navy’s fiscal 2026 inactivation plan schedules the cruisers’ retirement after a failed $3.7 billion life extension effort.
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