Dec 27, 2020,07:20pm
The Navy Should Make Hard Choices To Implement Its New Strategy
Bryan Clark Contributor
Aerospace & Defense
After a year punctuated by mishaps, readiness shortfalls, and a lack of future vision, U.S. Navy leaders are hoping a flurry of activity during the Trump administration’s waning days will move the service in a more positive direction. In the last few weeks the Pentagon released a long-delayed force structure requirement and shipbuilding plan; Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard chiefs published a new Tri-Service Maritime Strategy; and Congress bumped up ship construction and other Navy procurement by $4 billion in the fiscal year 2021 appropriations bill.
The renewed energy behind maritime superiority is a welcome change. For nearly a decade, national security experts argued the Navy and Air Force should get more attention and funding in light of the United States' intensifying competition with the People’s Republic of China. Unfortunately, while the new maritime strategy lays out a promising approach to countering the PRC, the DoD and Congress have failed to adjust their budgets and shipbuilding plans to develop a fleet that can put the strategy into action.
Design for competition
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanclark/2021/12/27/the-navy-should-make-the-hard-choices-to-implement-its-new-strategy/?sh=71b16ba72492
