This post has been updated to include a statement from Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.). The Pentagon is again considering a reduction in aircraft carrier force structure as part of the upcoming Fiscal Year 2022 budget submission to Congress, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. In order to meet a proposed $704 billion to $708 billion topline for the first Biden Defense Department budget – the Trump administration’s FY 2022 budget proposed $722 billion – the Office of the Secretary of Defense is weighing how it could build in savings by reducing the carrier force, the two sources familiar … Continue reading Pentagon Mulling Aircraft Carrier Reduction as Part of FY 2022 Budget Review