Sunday, December 27, 2009

Aircraft Carrier News Updates -- December 27, 2009

The Navy will have to make significant infrastructure improvements to allow carriers to dock in Guam. The carrier Ronald Reagan is shown here pulling into Agana Harbor off the coast of Guam in 2008. MC2 Jennifer S. Kimball / Navy

Carrier Alternative Weekly -- New Wars

The Carrier Deception

What if there was a way to build up carrier numbers today, without drastically increasing the shipbuilding budget or retiring vast sums of other essential navy ships prematurely? I don’t mean just deploying the 15 of the Cold War, but dozens, scores, all you need and more. What if I tell you we have these vessels already in service? First some history.

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More News On Aircraft Carriers

Northrop Grumman Completes 3D Product Model For Aircraft Carrier -- Design news
Northrop Grumman Offers Proven Open-Architecture Solutions to Meet the Navy's Cost and Performance Goals -- Defense Professionals
Chinese 3D aircraft carrier lands prize -- People's Daily
New carrier berth part of Guam expansion -- Navy Times
US Sen. Concerned About Carrier To Mayport -- News4Jax
Exclusive: 4600 Scots shipyard jobs secure as £4bn Royal Navy aircraft carriers escape defence cuts -- Daily Record
Indian Navy plans to acquire multi-role fighter aircraft -- The Hindi
India, Russia settle aircraft carrier deal -- UPI
India to pay Russia $2.3 bn for work to refit aircraft carrier -- News.Az
The Gorshkov Is Going, Going, Gone For $2.3 Billion -- Strategy Page

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