China Now Has More Warships Than The U.S.: IISS Report

IISS Says China Now Has More Warships Than U.S. -- Defense Tech

In a must read article on rising weapons costs and defense spending, the Economist puts up an interesting chart from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) showing that China now has more warships than the U.S. While IISS apparently uses its own definition for what is and is not a warship (the chart puts U.S. warships at a very debatable 150), the long term trend is unmistakable.

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My Comment: One can argue IISS's definition of what is .... and is not .... a warship, but the trends are unmistakable.