The Navy's attempt to build a 355-ship fleet wouldn't happen until the 2050s, according to the new 30-year shipbuilding plan the service sent to Congress last week. "The Navy realizes that a plan to achieve today's warfighting requirement in three decades represents an unacceptable pace in the context of the current and predicted security environment," according to the document. The service described several routes to grow the fleet. The first option is characterized as "Steady, Sustainable Growth (SG)," which builds...
