US Defense Secretary Esper said that expanding the power of the US Navy will change the rules of the game, and the US warships will also increase from 293 ships to more than 355.This expansion plan will increase tens of billions of dollars to the Navy's budget from now to 2045.
(Washington Composite Electric) US Secretary of Defense Esper announced its ambitious naval expansion plan on Wednesday, including building unmanned independent warships, submarines and aircraft to counter China's increasing maritime challenges.
Esper said that expanding the power of the US Navy will change the rules of the game, and US warships will also increase from 293 ships to more than 355.This expansion plan will increase tens of billions of dollars to the Navy's budget from now to 2045.
Esper visited the think tank in California on the day and announced the expansion plan.He pointed out that the United States is creating future fleets, driverless technologies, artificial intelligence and remote precision weapons will play an increasingly dominant role.He said: The future of the US fleet will be able to play a more balanced strike of the sea and the sea.
Navy combat methods will change huge changes
After the naval expansion, smaller seafit warships, submarines, unmanned warships, and various types of drones based on aircraft carriers.
Esper said that the move is to increase the survival rate of the naval fleet in high -intensity conflicts and show the US military power and existence.For example, the United States has conducted a new guided ship destroyer plan, and new warships that produce high -fatal blows, high survivability and high -strength combat capabilities can conduct multi -directional operations.Moreover, the military is also testing unmanned boats of Sea Hunter. Such boats can monitor the sea area independently and continuously search for the whereabouts of enemy submarines. The task period can exceed two months.
The Indo -Pacific area is a priority battlefield
Esper said: In the next few years and decades, our naval combat methods will change hugely.
Esper delivered a speech on the same day on the US -China security competition and the status of the US defense industrial base.Esper reiterated that China is the number one security enemy in the United States and the Indo -Pacific region is the preferred battlefield of the US military.
The Military Report of the Chinese People's Liberation Army published by the Ministry of Defense earlier this month states that there are 350 warships and submarines in Beijing, which is already the world's largest naval fleet.
In this regard, Esper emphasized that China's navy strength is still inferior to the United States.He said: Even if we stop building new warships, it still takes many years to catch us on us on the sea.
Speaking of China ’s security threat to the United States, Esper said that the Chinese Communist Party tried to reshape the international order that the United States has led and supported by the United States after World War II.He said that the international order led by the United States and allies has supported stability and prosperity around the world over the past 70 years, but this free and open order is under pressure.
Esper pointed out that Beijing's behavior in the South China Sea and the East China Sea is trying to reshape international order.Through the Belt and Road plan, China allows weaker countries to bear heavy debt, forcing them to obtain economic assistance at the expense of sovereignty.
