By: Ben Werner
March 27, 2019 7:06 PM
March 27 (USNI News) CAPITOL HILL – The U.S. Navy only has half the submarines it needs in the Pacific, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told the House Armed Services Committee.

At the same time China and Russia continue bulking up their Pacific presence, the U.S. Navy’s fleet size is not keeping pace, Adm. Phil Davidson, head of INDO-PACOM, said during a hearing Wednesday.

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