Read the Report – In its report, “Alternative Future Fleet Platform Architecture Study,” the US Navy argues it needs 355 ships to support US strategy and address future threats. The study is one of three mandated by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Act 2016 to help shape Navy shipbuilding and force structure. The other two are: the “Navy Future Fleet Platform Architecture Study” by the MITRE Corporation – one of America’s federally funded research and development centers – that concluded that the US Navy needs 414 ships t0 support US strategy and confront threats in 2030; and “Restoring American Seapower” by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments that concludes the Navy needs 350 ships. Links to all three reports can also be found on this site.
