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How Many Ships Does the Navy Really Need?
Left of Boom | A Military.com Podcast
English - May 27, 2021 15:35 - 30 minutes - 42 MBGovernment News airforce army coastguard departmentofdefense marines militaryhistory militarynews navy spaceforce Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The U.S. Navy's fleet is one of the most impressive on the planet -- but officials and strategists are desperate for even more ships to accomplish the service's global mission. The future fleet that planners want has up to 500 ships and includes drone ships, corvettes, light carriers and other innovative platforms. Does the Navy really need all that, and, more importantly, can the Navy afford it? Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute takes us behind the scenes on planning for future maritime warfare.