Build a golden fleet to deal with China, the White House has ordered at all costs, this is the decisive battle!
On October 24, the Wall Street Journal exclusively revealed that due to feeling that the naval strength lags behind China, the Pentagon and the White House held a secret meeting, planning to build a new "golden fleet" to replace the existing Arleigh Burke-class and Ticonderoga-class warship combination.
A U.S. Navy source revealed that this plan was participated in and named by the White House, continuing the president's preferred "golden" naming style, similar to the previously announced "Golden Dome" missile defense system and the "Golden Card" immigration project.
According to the disclosed information, the composition of the golden fleet has been initially clarified. The displacement of the new main warships is expected to be between 15,000 to 20,000 tons, far exceeding the current destroyers and cruisers.
These warships will be equipped with more powerful long-range missiles, and may even include hypersonic missiles.
Different from previous ideas that pursued the number of ships, the navy plans to build a fleet of 280 to 300 manned ships, supplemented by a large number of unmanned ships to make up for the gap.
Because the Chinese 055 missile destroyers have strong combat capabilities, the U.S. believes it is essential to have larger-tonnage warships and to launch hypersonic missiles. Many people believe this is the last chance, if not built, it will never get the opportunity again, in other words, the success or failure hinges on this one move.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1846946094030860/
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