America still strong: Despite a widespread belief that Obama slashed military spending, the United States still maintains 10 aircraft carriers, 68 nuclear-powered submarines, 2,800 tanks, 3,600 tactical aircraft and bombers and more than 600 UAVs and drones. Richard A Bitzinger argues that as the US still spends as much on its military as the next eight largest defense-spenders combined, and it outspends China by a factor of greater than three to one, no one should underestimate Washington’s power, especially not Beijing.
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On any given day, according to official statistics, nearly three out of every 10 aircraft in the Air Force’s aging fleet are out of commission — in the shop getting upgrades, undergoing regular maintenance or inspections, or receiving heavier-duty repair work. And the problem is getting worse. Mission-capable rates — the metric by which the Air Force measures how much of its fleet can fight or fly other missions at any given time — are trending downward, slowly but steadily. – Military Times President Trump's proposed Navy buildup is, on paper, a boon for shipbuilding and the rest of the defense industrial base. But expanding from 275 ships to a fleet of 350, as Trump demanded on the campaign trail, is harder than simply ordering more ships. – Washington Examiner
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