The USS Wichita, pictured in April 2021, will be scrapped just three years after its commission
* Navy will decommission its entire fleet of Freedom-class combat warships
* Four of the $3.2bn fleet set for scrap heap were commissioned in 2019 and 2020
* Anti-submarine system 'did not work out technically', naval operations chief said
* Ships 'incredibly expensive and [lack] the capabilities we expected': Rep. Smith
* Added: 'They're not ready to do anything... When they are, they still break down'
* USS St Louis, launched in August 2020, will serve just three years of 25-year life
* Scrappings will save $391 million as US Navy plans new shipbuilding program
* Crews at Naval Station Mayport, Florida will have to wait for new ships to arrive
* Chinese Navy is set to count 460 warships by 2030, becoming world's largest
The US Navy will scrap nine warships worth $3.2 billion - despite some being just three years old - because their technology is already obsolete.
Anti-submarine systems on the Freedom-class combat warships, four of which were commissioned in 2019 and 2020, 'did not work out technically', the Navy's operations chief said.
Admiral Michael Gilday asked Congress to sign off on the scrapping, which will save the Navy $391 million.
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US Navy To Scrap Its Entire Fleet Of Freedom-Class Combat Warships Because Their Technology Is Already Obsolete
Navy Risks Blowback in Bid to Scrap $5 Billion of Troubled Ships -- Bloomberg
US Navy chief defends plan to scrap troubled warships even though some are less than 3 years old -- CNN
USS Wichita slated to be scrapped by Navy after only 3 years. Can our ship be saved? -- Wichita Eagle
Decommissioned ship funds would go towards buying missiles, Navy says -- Breaking Defense
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