The US intends to build up the power of the Navy to confront Russia and China

The power of the US Navy may not be enough to confront Russia and China, so the number of planned ships in the US fleet should be increased and be more than 355. This statement was made on Friday by Pentagon CEO Mark Esper.

According to the US Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon is working to implement the plan of US President Donald Trump to increase the number of ships in the Navy to 355, but this number may not be enough to solve the main tasks - the confrontation with Russia and China.

I want to be sure that in the future we will have a Navy capable of confronting China or, if necessary, defeating it. I think that 355 ships will be few. I think that we need a larger fleet, and its composition will be different from the current one. In the future there will be more small surface ships ... And it seems to me that we need more submarines

- he said.

At the same time, Esper explained that at the present time, the American fleet includes a little less than 300 ships ready for "immediate combat missions." The head of the Pentagon emphasized that the United States has the "best in the world" Navy, and its task is to make them "even better."

We need to be sure that we can deal with almost comparable maritime powers such as China or Russia

- summed up the US Secretary of Defense.

Comments

[Mavrikiy]

The United States has the "best in the world" navy, and its task is to make them "even better."

Best is the enemy of the good.
Increase the fleet by 20% and this will make it invincible? It can only be invincible by the willingness of sailors to die in battle. The rest is cut dough.

[Ilya-spb]

Let the enemy spend money on targets for our missiles!

Need to answer asymmetrically!

[Olgovich]

Quote: Mavrikiy

Increase the fleet by 20% and this will make it invincible?

so that:

We need to be sure what can we handle with almost comparable maritime powers like China or Russia

DO NOT handle it!

[kepmor]

that's for sure ... where are they to our USC with rooks, buoyans and karakuts ...

[Olgovich]

Quote: kepmor

that's for sure ... where are they to our USC with rooks, buoyans and karakuts ...

.... With maces, gauges, yars and other strategic nuclear forces, there is no way to cope!

[GMM]

It can only be invincible by the willingness of sailors to die in battle. The rest is cut dough.

Well, even if, on call, they recruit only kamikazes, they still need delivery and blasting means, and this will already cut the dough ...
Although if, like self-isolation, let suicide bombers self-arm themselves with death machines and self-deliver, then yes, there is no room for cutting.
The fleet, self-immolating, dying in battle ...

[BYCHARA]

Quote: Mavrikiy

It can only be invincible by the willingness of sailors to die in battle. The rest is cut dough.

And there’s nothing to add ..!

[lucul]

Best the enemy of the good. feel
Increase the fleet by 20% and this will make it invincible?

The USA took count, now China can surpass them in the light count, and if Russia still helps with quality (weapons), then the United States has no chance, from the word at all.

[orionvitt]

Quote: lucul

USA took count

The USSR took the same amount. But at one point, all the unsurpassed military power literally turned into dust. No one could have thought, all at once, with the stroke of a pen, Or is the United States insured against such a scenario? I would not promise in their place. trends in the world (and within the states) are very bad for the United States. I am now looking at "great America", and vague doubts torment me. Somewhere, I already saw it, somewhere I heard it, somewhere it was already. I remember exactly how it ended badly.

[knn54]

The power of the US Navy may not be enough to ... maintain / establish a SINGLE POLAR world.

[TermNachTer]

The key phrase is cutting the dough. Everything else is "from the evil one."

[Basil50]

Plan for * returning greatness * USA in action. So the Americans and power will show the whole world and at the same time some jobs but save
But I'm talking about our internal, outright enemies, those who are praying for the United States, is your brain really disconnected?

[Pvi1206]

they just want to turn off our brain ...

[Pvi1206]

well, it began ... although it never stopped ...

[Avior]

The states chose a new frigate, the French Fremm, at the competition.
They will build a batch of 20 pieces with their weapons and other things, including Aegis, how could it be without it!

[Mouse]

Malova, then ... Malova, it will be ....

[sagitch]

The fleet is a good thing, only the support under it is fluid and viscous, uncomfortable for human life.

[GMM]

By lunchtime there will be a storehouse of folk-analytical military-patriotic wisdom. Let's just say - ready-made material for analysis to a practicing psychotherapist ....

[rocket757]

You can say that at other sites psycho --- doctors will have nothing to do?

[GMM]

The weekend Saturday morning, after the traditional Friday evening, but with the good news - will give ground on any site for enchanting creativity

[rocket757]

And what is he like

Quote: mmg

traditional friday night

tell me, can I, we, do not conduct it correctly, violate traditions?

[Mavrikiy]

Quote: mmg

Saturday morning, after the traditional Friday night,

And you do not spoil .... and you will be happy.

[lucul]

By lunchtime there will be a storehouse of folk-analytical military-patriotic wisdom. Let's just say - ready-made material for analysis to a practicing psychotherapist ....

So why do you come here? Sit further on open spaces of Haifa ...

[BYCHARA]

It’s already late gentlemen ... you slept Russia and China, while in the 90s you were engaged in the robbery of the world

[rocket757]

If a politician says something, then he needs something!
Firstly, they will have elections soon .....

[BYCHARA]

Quote: rocket757

If a politician says something, then he needs something!
Firstly, they will have elections soon .....

Before the US elections, they usually bomb someone .. Trump so far only distributes threats ..)))

[rocket757]

Yes, like a kid rockets bombing slowly .... global nothing military started? There are two ways: either the time has not come yet, or it is not their people at all. Let’s shorter.

[Boa kaa]

The relics of the U.S. Navy ...

Can not be!!!
Surely the US Navy has already become relics !?

[BYCHARA]

Quote: Boa constrictor KAA

Surely the US Navy has already become relics !?

So it is, AUGs are already especially afraid of pushing them to someone ..
There are means when these galoshes can be thrown to the bottom, in the same Iran and the DPRK (if they are helped in this)))

[Dmitry Makarov]

Aircraft carriers and cruisers will be sawed, and coastal zone drones will be put into service, that's all the American optimization.
The United States is being squandered, which is a sin to hide.