[rktman]

Better than the current 'lapse' in providing ample equipment. Just need to ensure that when completed they are capable of performing the assigned tasks.

[12th_Monkey]

F’n yeah! tired of the Chinese and Russian military build up.

[Dr. Sivana]

Reagan worked towards a 600 ship navy.Less military, more debt. Something’s wrong.

[SandRat]

That means, a lots more Sailors to.

[Jim Noble]

Build the Montana Class BBs.

Because we can.

[bus man]

outlining a massive increase in the size of its high-end large surface combatant and attack submarine fleets

"High-end large surface combatant" . . . you mean, battleships? (Oh well, one can dream . . .)

[BuffaloJack]

> ...this is the level that balances an acceptable level of warfighting risk to our equipment and personnel...

“Warfighting”?
Could we use terms any more liberal.
“Combat” was the accepted term for centuries, let’s keep it that way.

[SandRat]

and NO Littoral Combat, (Torpedo Target) Ships

[Squantos]

GOOD ....jobs, defense etcetera ....... whats not to like .

[Spruce]

How about a cross between a HUGE gunned battleship that can withstand atomic weapons and a drone carrier with swarms of attack and defense drones......yeah man....

[paddles]

Kill the LCS program and transfer existing hulls to the USCG.

[PIF]

40 of those ships are the failed littoral ship concept. "In response to the mounting storm of criticism, on Dec. 16, 2015, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced that the original buy of 55 LCSs, already cut to 52, would be cut to 32 ships plus an additional eight “frigate” versions of the original LCS. The Navy prefers to go even further by cutting the LCS buy to 28 ships plus 12 “frigate” LCSs  -  and is requesting approval of a 12 ship block buy to lock in the program’s production commitment with a concomitant large increase in concurrency." See post: The U.S. Navy’s Redesigned Future Ship Still Won’t Fight http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3505267/posts

[Vinnie]

Build DE subs instead of the extremely expensive complex Nuke types.
The new DE subs are quiet, fast, can stay submerged for extended periods.

[Uncle Sam 911]

This Army Officer, Retired, says Go For It!!

[trebb]

Gasp - the Navy knows it need more equipment to do its job. Gonna be some heavy spending happening to try to rebuild our Military after Obama gutted it while still increasing the debt astronomically despite the “peace savings”.....

[PLMerite]

Ulithi anchorage, 1945:

At one point prior to the Okinawa invasion there were over 700 ships anchored there.

Murderer's Row: