CSBA_20170725_在参议院和军事委员会小组委员会关于海权选择和考虑实现355艘军舰海军的声明.pdf

TESTIMONY STATEMENT BEFORE THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEAPOWER Options and Considerations for Achieving a 355-ship Navy July 25,2017 Statement by Bryan Clark Senior Fellow,Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Chairman Wicker,Ranking Member Hirono,and distinguished members of the committee:thank you for inviting me to testify today on options and considerations for achieving a 355-ship Navy.This topic is important and timely.The U.S.Navy is at a crossroads,with each major ship type undergoing a transition over the next several years.After delays in construction and testing,the first Ford-class aircraft carrier and Zumwalt-class destroyer are finally joining the fleet.Programs for the Virginia-class submarine,Burke-class destroyer,San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock,and Littoral Combat Ship(LCS)are all starting new variants.The Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine(SSBN)is in development.And the Navy is fielding a host of new unmanned air,surface,and undersea vehicles and systems.These changes come as the United States faces security challenges it has not encountered since the end of the Cold War.Great power competitors such as China a