Drawing on lessons from fleet experimentation and real-world developments in the Black and Red seas, Adm. Lisa Franchetti said the Navy must deliver a proven hybrid fleet that incorporates robotic

The U.S. Navy on Wednesday released a new strategy designed to ensure the force is ready to meet the rising challenge from China by 2027, with efforts aimed at increasing recruitment and deploying advanced technology.

US Navy Chief Admiral Lisa Franchetti presented the 2024 Navigation Plan, detailing the Navy's preparedness for a potential conflict with China over the next two years. The plan focuses on maintaining a warfighting advantage in the Indo-Pacific and ensuring interoperability with partner nations.

American shipyards today cannot handle the Navy’s peacetime demands. They certainly could not handle wartime conditions. China, however, can. Further, all China needs to do is create enough warships to overwhelm the Americans in waters closer to Chinese territory than to America to give Beijing the victory at sea it seeks over Washington.

Admiral Lisa Franchetti says lessons from combat in the Red Sea and Ukraine's Black Sea fight can help the US prepare for an attack on Taiwan The US Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea to help US military leaders prepare the service for a