Independent QDR Panel Calls For Increasing Size Of Navy, Bolstering Procurement

By Jason Sherman / July 26, 2010 at 8:55 PM
A bipartisan independent review of the Obama administration's 20-year blueprint for the Defense Department calls for increasing the size of the Navy to a 346-ship fleet and increasing the U.S. military's posture in the Western Pacific to counter China's growing influence in the region, according to a draft report of the Independent Quadrennial Defense Review Panel. InsideDefense.com obtained a draft copy of the report titled “ The QDR in Perspective: Meeting America’s National Security Needs in the 21st Century...

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