Why the US Navy is not the interwar Royal Navy

Is today's US Navy in the same position as the interwar Royal Navy?

No. He considers the interwar Royal Navy more coherent about its direction than the US Navy is today.

The interwar Royal Navy retained a clearer idea of where it was going and why, even while operating under severe pressure. The modern US Navy, by contrast, repeatedly postpones decisions for another study or future programme. The cruiser problem provides the example: an enlarged Zumwalt hull with a current Aegis fit could provide useful capacity while a longer-term replacement is developed. Continuing to stretch the Arleigh Burke design without meaningful growth margin substitutes another incremental flight for a settled force-structure choice.