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Ticonderoga class Aegis guided missile cruisers play a crucial role in Navy strike groups, and have since 1983. But now, the Navy is proposing retiring seven of the 21 active cruisers in the fleet. But Congress gets the final say.

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Alabama) has introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act increasing the defense budget by $25 billion, which would preserve at least three of the cruisers.

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