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Offline endicom

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Future US versus China Navy Sizes
« on: August 28, 2018, 10:56:00 pm »
Next Big Future
Brian Wang
Aug. 28, 2018

The US Navy’s newest 30-year shipbuilding plan gets to 308 ships by 2020, a year faster than the previous administration’s goal of 2021. The target is 326 ships by the end 2023. The US Navy will not reach the goal of 355 ships until the 2050s.

The US Navy will refurbish six of the older cruisers. This will mean 17 cruisers will go past their 35-year service life. The Navy is currently upgrading its newest 11 cruisers through a phased modernization plan.

China plans to get to a 351 ship Navy by 2020.

More... https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/08/148410.html
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Re: Future US versus China Navy Sizes
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2018, 10:59:54 pm »
The US's navy needs to cover 12.3k miles of coastline in two oceans. Not to mention our defense agreement obligations overseas.

China's coastline is about 9k contiguous miles in one ocean.

Their's is not a navy for self defense. This should be of concern to the rest of the world.
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Re: Future US versus China Navy Sizes
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2018, 11:16:31 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on August 28, 2018, 10:59:54 pm
The US's navy needs to cover 12.3k miles of coastline in two oceans. Not to mention our defense agreement obligations overseas.

China's coastline is about 9k contiguous miles in one ocean.

Their's is not a navy for self defense. This should be of concern to the rest of the world.


When they've created their beast is when they'll have to feed it. We'll see.

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