CNA: Navy must prioritize munition stocks, arm surface fleet for strategic competition

By Nick Wilson / December 13, 2023 at 4:15 PM
A new report from the Center for Naval Analyses advises the Navy to increase its munition stocks and arm its existing surface fleet with more weapons, sensors and other technology to more effectively contend with China in an era of heightened strategic competition. After the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act included new language directing the Navy to engage in “the peacetime promotion of the national security interests and prosperity of the United States" in addition to preparing for...

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