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US Navy modernization
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![Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway? Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-29_21-22-24.jpg)
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.
![Trump’s New Navy: Does the US Really Need 350 Warships? Trump’s New Navy: Does the US Really Need 350 Warships?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-20_18-32-13.jpg)
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.
![US Navy Upgrading Undersea Sub-Detecting Sensor Network US Navy Upgrading Undersea Sub-Detecting Sensor Network](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-29_04-27-39.jpg)
US Navy Upgrading Undersea Sub-Detecting Sensor Network
By Steven Stashwick
New contract augments old Cold War "SOSUS" arrays.
![Is the US Navy’s New Supercarrier Facing Additional Delays? Is the US Navy’s New Supercarrier Facing Additional Delays?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-13_19-03-27.jpg)
Is the US Navy’s New Supercarrier Facing Additional Delays?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
There is still no commissioning date for the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s new class of aircraft carrier.
![US Navy Shipbuilding Plan: Is It Achievable, Is It Enough? US Navy Shipbuilding Plan: Is It Achievable, Is It Enough?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-20_18-32-13.jpg)
US Navy Shipbuilding Plan: Is It Achievable, Is It Enough?
By Steven Stashwick
New reports cast doubt on the plan’s affordability and adequacy while China's fleet expands.
![Delivery of US Navy’s New Aircraft Carrier Delayed Delivery of US Navy’s New Aircraft Carrier Delayed](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-13_19-03-27.jpg)
Delivery of US Navy’s New Aircraft Carrier Delayed
By Franz-Stefan Gady
According to a U.S. Navy spokesperson, the delay has to do with “first-of-class” issues.
![US Navy’s Futuristic New Weapons Could be Key to Limiting a Clash with China US Navy’s Futuristic New Weapons Could be Key to Limiting a Clash with China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-12_18-06-23.jpg)
US Navy’s Futuristic New Weapons Could be Key to Limiting a Clash with China
By Steven Stashwick
Lasers, railguns, and hi-velocity projectiles may let warships defend themselves without escalation
![Munich All Over Again: Is the US Navy too Small? Munich All Over Again: Is the US Navy too Small?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-14_16-21-10.jpg)
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.
![Is the US Navy Too Weak to Fight in the Asia-Pacific? Is the US Navy Too Weak to Fight in the Asia-Pacific?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-21_16-40-13.jpg)
Is the US Navy Too Weak to Fight in the Asia-Pacific?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan does not meet requirements for amphibious warfare in the Pacific.
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