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“Crash Fleet:” An Emergency Shipbuilding Program

By Lieutenant Commander Brian Adornato, U.S. Navy Reserve

“The Navy emphatically acknowledges the need for a larger, more lethal force.”

“We cannot manifest a bigger traditional Navy in a few short years.”

These two quotes from the Chief of Naval Operations’ (CNO’s) Navigation Plan 2024 (NavPlan 24) highlight an intractable problem for the U.S. Navy. The service does not have enough ships. It also has too little time to build more, considering Admiral Phil Davidson’s warning that 2027 will start a period of high risk for war with China—a timeline NavPlan 24 affirmed.

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20 March 2025 0

China is working on an enormous aircraft carrier that rivals the biggest in the U.S. fleet, analysts say

Featured Images suggest a new ship design unlike anything now in China’s navy, five analysts told NBC News.

By Matthew Bodner and Keir Simmons

It already has the world’s largest navy, but new satellite imagery shows that China is developing a huge nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that would rival the biggest vessel in the American fleet, five analysts told NBC News after studying new satellite imagery.

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4 March 2025 0

NAVIFOR Showcases Information Warfare Capabilities at WEST 2025

San Diego, Calif. — Naval Information Warfare (IW) warfighters, leaders, and industry partners gathered at WEST 2025 to highlight the growing importance of IW in maritime operations. Held at the San Diego Convention Center from January 28-30, the conference, co-sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI), provided a crucial platform for discussions on how IW is shaping the future of naval warfare.

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7 February 2025 0