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On Jan. 19, Lloyd Austin had a very public job interview with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The hearing contained surprisingly few questions concerning naval issues and when they did arise, Austin remained noncommittal. This is perhaps understandable for a former Army four-star. Nevertheless it is worrisome, suggesting that naval issues may not weigh heavily on the mind of the new Defense Secretary. >>> Index of U.S. Military Strength

"I don't mean to be dramatic," said Navy CNO Adm. Mike Gilday, "but I feel like if the Navy loses its head, if we go off course and we take our eyes off those things we need to focus on, I think we may not be able to recover in this century." By   Paul McLeary on January 11, 2021 at 8:52 PM

Study: US Navy will need more manned, unmanned vessels December 14, 2020, by Naida Hakirevic Last week, the Department of the US Navy released the annual 30-year shipbuilding plan outlining a larger, modernized force. Over the last four years, the Trump administration has steadily increased the number and readiness of battle-force ships. This plan moves to continue that buildup and is resourced to achieve a 355-ship naval fleet. “The plan calls for a larger fleet of both manned and unmanned vessels prepared to face greater challenges on, abov...