U.S. launches maritime buildup to counter China’s naval dominance
By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times - Friday, August 1, 2025
The U.S. is embarking on a sweeping maritime revival, injecting billions into a shipbuilding industry that has struggled for years to keep pace with China’s naval expansion and America’s growing operational demands worldwide.
The Navy and Coast Guard fleets have been in decline for several years. The shrinking hull numbers come amid an increased operations tempo in the Middle East and a renewed focus on China as the nation’s primary adversary in the Indo-Pacific region.
The U.S. has been forced to rely on older and fewer warships to defend the nation and its allies. America’s share of the international shipping market has also declined precipitously over the years.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will inject billions of dollars into the U.S. shipbuilding and maritime industrial base. Retired Coast Guard Capt. Christian Lee said his former service will receive $14 billion earmarked for shipbuilding, 10 times the Coast Guard’s usual amount.
“The Coast Guard has been historically underinvested in, and it’s piling up,” he said Thursday in a forum hosted by the Hudson Institute think tank. “This is a no-fail situation for the Coast Guard. They have to rise to the moment.”
The U.S. maritime industry is facing myriad challenges as Washington plays catch-up with shipbuilding giants such as South Korea and China.
“Turning funding into capability will not be easy. The U.S. maritime industry needs to address worker shortages, crumbling infrastructure and inadequate commercial demand,” Hudson Institute officials said in a statement.
The Navy is set to grow from its current fleet of 296 manned warships to 381, along with 134 unmanned surface vessels and subsurface vessels by 2045.
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