U.S. Navy chief defends plan to scrap troubled warships even though some are less than 3 years old

The chief of the U.S. Navy defended the service's plans to scrap nine relatively new warships in the coming fiscal year even as the service tries to keep up with China's growing fleet. Three of the littoral combat ships slated for decommissioning are less than three years old.

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