U.S. Navy facing first serious competition in decades

By Jamie McIntyre

Published May 16, 2016 4:01am ET

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U.S. Navy facing first serious competition in decades — The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), center-right, leads the George Washington Carrier Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships in tactical maneuver training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo R. Guzman/Released) | MC3 Ricardo R. Guzman

China is busy pouring silt and building bases onto man-made islands in the South China Sea. Russia is launching newer, faster, quieter nuclear submarines. Iran is making noises about closing the Strait of Hormuz to U.S. shipping.

Throw in cyberattacks, piracy, smuggling of drugs, guns and people, and new technologies that are eroding America’s traditional maritime superiority, and there is no lack of threats for the chief of naval operations to worry about.

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