Background information on paying for our Navy. Bottom line: we can't get the numbers the Navy says it needs with the building plan the Navy wants.
If numbers matter, we can get them. It just depends on whether the Navy accepts less capable ships to reach that number.
The Navy needs to adapt to the budget realities. Saying that such a reality-based course will result in a Navy they don't want ignores that by ignoring reality the Navy won't be what they want it to be anyway--and it won't be better.
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
