Last summer, as the American Sea Power Project was wrapping up, we realized that perhaps more urgent than the need for a new naval strategy was the need for more capacity and greater discipline in shipbuilding design and budgeting. Even though the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations each called for a bigger Navy, and study after study supported a fleet of 350 ships or more, the Navy has been stuck between 290 and 300 battle force ships for the past decade.
We are grateful to the authors who answered the call to write. Each has expertise and experience, and our hope is that by presenting their ideas together in one issue, the new administration, Congress, and industry will glean important ideas and lessons.
Article from previous issues about the importance of expanding our fleet.
