{"id":2696,"date":"2026-06-24T14:39:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2696"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:39:49","slug":"retired-adm-john-richardson-says-u-s-technology-can-counter-chinas-larger-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2696","title":{"rendered":"Retired Adm. John Richardson says U.S. technology can counter China\u2019s larger fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The navy that wins in a conflict in the critical Indo-Pacific region isn\u2019t necessarily the one with the most hulls in the water, retired Adm. John Richardson, a former chief of naval operations, said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2694\">Conservative influencer C.J. Pearson tells GOP politicians to join TikTok: \u2018Young voters are there\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army navy, known as the PLAN, has a fleet of about 390 ships compared with 300 in the U.S. Navy. However, size isn\u2019t everything, Adm. Richardson said in the introductory remarks to IndoPac 2026, a national security forum hosted by The Washington Times\u2019 Threat Status at the U.S. Navy Memorial.<\/p>\n<p>A successful navy \u201cwill be the one that adapted most intelligently along the way, that kept pace with national strategy as it evolved, stayed ahead of the threat, and exploited the technological revolution before the adversary could,\u201d Adm. Richardson said.<\/p>\n<p>He said Beijing has made enormous investments in a specific vision for how the next global war could be fought \u2014 area denial and long-range precision strikes intended to keep the U.S. Navy at a distance and degrade its ability to project power in the Western Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2692\">Trump has stark warning for NYC after democratic socialists sweep primaries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose investments are real, and they deserve serious respect, but they are also fixed,\u201d Adm. Richardson said. \u201cThey reflect bets on a particular technological moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beijing has not stressed still-evolving technological innovations such as the autonomous systems revolution and artificial intelligence-enabled sensor fusion, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are the environment we can shape if we move with sufficient speed and intelligence,\u201d Adm. Richardson said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2690\">China rallies allies to slam Japan\u2019s rearmament, while Tokyo tightens defense links<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The navy that wins in a conflict in the critical Indo-Pacific region isn&#8217;t necessarily the one with the most hulls in the water, retired Adm. 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