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Size of US Navy
November 09, 2021
Growing Naval Imbalance Between Expanding Chinese and Aging US Fleets
By Steven Stashwick
A Pentagon report projects a 460-ship Chinese fleet by the 2030s.
March 24, 2017
The Navy Will Struggle to Build Trump’s 350-Ship Fleet
By Steven Stashwick
Budget and shipyard hurdles will stymie progress beyond the current President’s term.
November 28, 2016
Road to 350: Can the US Build a 350-Ship Fleet the Navy Actually Wants?
By Steven Stashwick
Shipbuilding capacity, political & budget uncertainty, combat capability, complicate any new plan.
November 18, 2016
Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway?
By Steven Stashwick
As Trump promises a 350-ship fleet, a primer on the U.S. Navy today.
November 15, 2016
Trump’s New Navy: Does the US Really Need 350 Warships?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Defense hawks are embracing Donald Trump’s idea of expanding U.S. naval power.
April 15, 2016
Munich All Over Again: Is the US Navy too Small?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The number of active U.S. Navy warships has sunk to its lowest in over 100 years and that scares some U.S. lawmakers.
March 11, 2015
Is the US Navy Big Enough?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The current debate on the size of the US Navy offers very few new insights.
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