Navy Raises Battle Force Goal to 381 Ships in Classified Report to Congress - USNI News
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The Navy is now more than 80 ships short of the latest estimate of what the sea service thinks it needs to fulfill the Biden administration’s national security strategy. The Battle Force Ship Assessment and Requirement, a congressionally-mandated report, requires 381 ships, up from 373 in the 2022 report, the first year it was released. As of Monday, the Navy’s battle force was 299 ships. “The analytics-based report determined a future battle force objective of 381 ships is required to meet future campaigning and warfighting demands,” the Navy said in a statement given to USNI News. “This report supports the
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Navy Raises Battle Force Goal to 381 Ships in Classified Report to Congress - USNI News