According to US Pacific Command's (PACOM) Adm. Harris, the U.S. Navy can only meet about half of its submarine requirements in the Pacific Ocean. This comes at a time when both Russia and China share the goal of challenging U.S. dominance in the Pacific. Within the next 10 to 20 years, we could realistically be looking at incurring major challenges to 'ownership' of the Pacific, and possibly losing Pacific naval dominance after that. Last year, the Navy reported that it could only meet 62 percent of its obligations in the Pacific, showing a massive downtrend in the number of submarines available in an increasingly contested space. China currently has around 160 submarines operating in the Indo-Pacific region. The U.S. has a total of 52 attack submarines for the entire world. Keep in mind, however, there's a significant disparity between the capabilities of U.S. submarines and those of near-peer competitors like China, however, potential adversaries are making long strides in increasing capabilities in sub