The US Navy has outlined a seven-target plan to boost its readiness for war by 2027, with its eye on China as Beijing ramps up its own military strength and the possibility of a Taiwan invasion looms.
Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, released the plan on Wednesday, saying she had spent a year taking stock of the Navy's direction and what it must prioritize in the near future.
Her seven goals include streamlining maintenance for warships and submarines to eliminate delays, a bigger push to develop and field drones and unmanned vessels, and focusing on recruitment and ways to retain personnel.
In a speech at the Naval War College in Rhode Island, Franchetti said the heart of her strategy was "prioritizing raising our level of readiness for potential conflict with the People's Republic of China by 2027."
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