Navy Needs to Think Smarter to Counter China

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, conducts underway operations in the South China Sea on July 13, 2022. U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters

Commentary

The U.S. Navy faces serious limitations on its shipbuilding output due to a weak industrial base and budget cuts; consequently, it’s facing having to rework its strategy. It must work smarter to counter China, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said at the Heritage Foundation at an Aug. 25 briefing.