Reminded by this post I believe the United States surface based naval fleet is an aged commodity past its time. Simply put, while I dont foresee an armed conflict with a modernized nation in the near future advanced cruise missiles like the SS N 22 Sunburn or SS NX 26 Oniks will certainly remain a threat making our surface fleet indefensible. We obviously need a launching platform for foreign missions however our current expenditure 184B or 27 of defense spending seems too high for such vulnerable targets.
The United States should divert a significant portion of U.S. Navy expenditures to other branches.