2021: Stormy Seas Ahead While Navy Hammers Out New Fleet
The Trump administration waited four years to come up with a plan to increase the size of the fleet, dumping it on the Pentagon's doorstep even as the moving vans were getting ready to pull up to the White House.
By Paul McLeary on December 31, 2020 at 1:03 PM
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WASHINGTON: The Navy hasn’t been able to build a shipbuilding plan that satisfies Congress or itself for much of the last decade, and 2021 could be the year it finally is forced to decide on a plan.
First, it will have to hack through the issues of how to make and pay for changes to the size, shape, and operational posture of its fleets, all with a close eye on China and Russia.
The Trump administration waited four years to come up with a plan to increase the size of the fleet, dumping it on the Pentagon's doorstep even as the moving vans were getting ready to pull up to the White House.
By Paul McLeary on December 31, 2020 at 1:03 PM
WASHINGTON: The Navy hasn’t been able to build a shipbuilding plan that satisfies Congress or itself for much of the last decade, and 2021 could be the year it finally is forced to decide on a plan.
First, it will have to hack through the issues of how to make and pay for changes to the size, shape, and operational posture of its fleets, all with a close eye on China and Russia.
https://breakingdefense.com/2020/12/2021-stormy-seas-ahead-while-navy-hammers-out-new-fleet/
