Modly sketches out potential Navy force structure changes, anticipates 390-ship fleet

By Mallory Shelbourne / February 28, 2020 at 2:33 PM
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly today forecasted details of the service's forthcoming force structure assessment, despite a temporary hold on the document from Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Speaking at the Brookings Institution, Modly said the recently conducted Integrated Naval Force Structure Assessment, or INFSA, showed the Navy working toward a 390-ship fleet of manned platforms and a 435-ship fleet when including unmanned platforms. "It would be part of the future mix, but I’m not sure 355 is the right number...

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