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‘Utterly Nonsensical’ To Focus Navy Future Fleet Plan On Meeting 500-Ship Goal, HASC Chair Says

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‘Utterly Nonsensical’ To Focus Navy Future Fleet Plan On Meeting 500-Ship Goal, HASC Chair Says
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday it is “utterly nonsensical” to predicate the Navy’s future fleet plan for 2045 on meeting a goal for 500 ships and said the effort should instead focus on building in the necessary capability for future operational requirements. “Seemingly, for as long as I’ve been a member on the Armed Services Committee, they’ve been talking about a 350-ship Navy. And we’ve never gotten there, we’ve never gotten particularly close,” Rep. Adam…

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