Covering a range of the most pressing topics, SASW 2024 will examine how technology and innovation will drive improving naval capabilities across domains, facilitating greater potential in meeting the challenges of the next 20+ years.
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The following report summarises and analyses the findings of the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for FY 2023 while also bringing to light the possible paths the USN Ship Inventory may take.
The US Navy is going through a shift as a mixture of new philosophies, geopolitical pressures, and technologies are converging. Not to mention it is still feeling the impacts of the stalling caused by covid.
As it enters a new era of near-peer competition, the Navy hopes to decrease ship sizes while increasing ship numbers. Investing in a myriad of technologies, especially unmanned, the USN will expand its capability envelope, thus ensuring naval supremacy.
This report:
• Summarises the current shipbuilding plan of the USN
• Highlights the current challenges faced by the USN in shipbuilding
• Identifies the USN goals and ambitions in terms of industrial cooperation