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Three Congressionally mandated “fleet architecture” studies published in February explored alternative designs compared to the make-up of today’s Navy. One study was done by the CNO’s staff, although officials say that report is not an official service position. The two other studies were completed by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, and the MITRE Corp., respectively.
The United States faces a very different set of security challenges than it has since the Cold War. Great power competitors such as China and Russia improved their military capabilities over the last two decades while America focused on Middle East insurgencies, and now appear willing to challenge the international order.
