US Navy chief unveils plan to be ready for possible war with China by 2027. Identify Philippines" Location STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT
As China has increasingly stepped-up aggression, against the Philippines and Taiwan in recent years. Fears of a US-China war have further been stoked by Beijing turning more hostile in its territorial disputes with the Philippines and Japan in the South China Sea. And increasing cross-strait tension after Taiwan re-elected the Democratic Progressive Party in earlier this year.
The United States Navy has released documents outlining its goals for meeting the growing threat of Chinese military power in the coming years. The Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy, published last week, is designed to bring the Navy into a stronger position against the People's Liberation Army by 2027 via bolstered recruitment and strategic technological advancement.
This Navigation Plan drives toward two strategic ends: readiness for possible war with the People’s Republic of China by 2027 and enhancing the Navy’s long-term advantage. The 2027 deadline for Navy modernization relates to Chinese President Xi Jinping's goal of preparing the PLA for an invasion of Taiwan by 2030.
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, turning more hostile in its territorial disputes with the Philippines, and the possibility of a Taiwan invasion looms.
Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, released the plan, saying she had spent a year, taking stock of the Navy's direction and what it must prioritize in the near future. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti assumed her duties as naval chief of operations in November. She previously commanded two carrier strike groups and held command of the 6th Fleet, and is the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year, and what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea, to help U.S. military leaders prepare the service for a potential future conflict with China.
From drones and unmanned surface vessels to the more advanced operation of ship-board guns, the Navy is expanding its combat skills and broadening training. It is also working to overcome recruiting struggles, so it can have the sailors it needs, to fight the next war.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti is laying out a series of goals, including several that will be highly challenging to meet, in a new navigation plan. The new plan includes what she considers seven priority goals, ranging from removing delays in ship depot maintenance, to improving Navy infrastructure, recruiting and the use of drones and autonomous systems.
As part of the United States Deterrence Strategy Against China, aside from boosting its Navy, the United States also strengthen its interoperability with its allies in Indo-pacific. With this, the United States keeps midrange missile system strategically station in the Philippines as tensions with China rises.
The U.S. has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese demands, and is testing the feasibility of its use in a regional conflict. The Typhon system, which can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of striking Chinese targets, was brought in for joint exercises earlier this year, stationed strategically in Northern Lozon, near Taiwan, and Adjacent in hotly contested waters of South China sea.
The Southeast Asian archipelago, Taiwan's neighbor to the South, is an important part of U.S. strategy in Asia, and would be an indispensable staging point for the military to aid Taipei, in the event of a Chinese attack, and a strategic location to deter China, in its hegemonic ambition in the West Philippine Sea.
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