The Navy has a readiness goal of ensuring 75 combat-credible surface ships at any given time. But this is a difficult goal to meet as the fleet is a shrinking, aging force whose deployed units are regularly extended to support ongoing deterrence operations. Those extensions in turn upset carefully planned shipyard work packages for multiple ships.
Center for Maritime Strategy
Dr. Steven Wills
External Source: Defense Opinion
The Navy has a readiness goal of ensuring 75 combat-credible surface ships at any given time. But this is a difficult goal to meet as the fleet is a shrinking, aging force whose deployed units are regularly extended to support ongoing deterrence operations. Those extensions in turn upset carefully planned shipyard work packages for multiple ships.
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Dr. Steven Wills, Navalist