“The issue is, can the department execute this strategy and really do it in time?” said Jim Mitre, director of the international security and defense policy program at the RAND Corporation. “In particular can it do so on a timeline that’s sufficient to deter war with China, not just in some far-off future, but in the next few years?”
By Valerie InsinnaAnalysts from Govini say the Navy’s current investments leaves open the question whether the service can fulfill its vision for Distributed Maritime Operations in the next decade.
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