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The chief of naval operations naval forces Admiral Michael Gilday gave a detailed interview to the us publication Defense One. In it he talked a lot about the strategic plans of the us Navy on the background of an unstable political situation.
Journalist Bradley Peniston Gildea asked about what is the degree of readiness of naval aviation forces of the United States? In fact, according to the report of the congressional Budget office and the accounts chamber of the United States, a decrease in the level of combat readiness and combat capability of naval aircraft.
Michael Gilday said the aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy are, quote, in very good condition. The level of combat readiness of the main aircraft of the naval aviation the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in 2019 did not fall below 80%. Now, great efforts for the training of personnel naval aviation on special simulators. The number of flight hours pilots is also normal. The pilots themselves, according to the Admiral, Express satisfaction with their training.
Further, speaking about the prospects of the U.S. Navy, Admiral Gilday expressed the hope that within 10 years the country will be from 60% to 70% of the planned 373 warships. Now the US has the largest in history for the budget shipbuilding – $ 27 billion.
One of the main tasks of the American fleet at present – to build a new destroyer, which would be more efficient than its predecessors. This is due to the fact that the destroyers of the Arleigh Burke class are operated approximately thirty years, it is time to replace the more modern and advanced vehicles. The US Navy is now trying to speed up the process. Promising destroyer for the US Navy is the code name DDG (X).
Said the Admiral and of an expanding partnership with Australia in the Asia-Pacific region. According to Gildea, the creation of the block AUKUS will allow, in the first place, it is more efficient to exchange technology and information. The development of information networks and systems, the emphasis is in the process of modernization of the American fleet.
As noted Gilday, now the Navy is making every effort to 2023 strike group of ships had the opportunity to go to sea, being connected to a large information network. The software update on the ships of the U.S. Navy, according to the Admiral, is the most important task of further modernization of the us Navy.
