A Look At The Fire Power That America's Future Aircraft Carriers Will Have

Ronald Reagan (foreground) operates with Kitty Hawk (center) and Abraham Lincoln (background) on her first cruise in June 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Todd P. Cichonowicz. Wikipedia

National Interest: America's Future Aircraft Carriers Will Pack Tons of Firepower

Despite the proliferation of precision-guided ballistic and cruise missiles, aircraft carriers are far from obsolete.

That was the message Vice Admiral Mike Shoemaker, commander of Naval Air Forces, sought to deliver this week.

Writing in a commentary piece on DOD Buzz, Shoemaker argued that: “Today, more than ever, U.S. national interests require the speed, endurance, flexibility and autonomous nature of the U.S. Navy’s nuclear powered aircraft carrier, which deploys, operates and is prepared to fight as part of a Carrier Strike Group (CSG).”

WNU Editor: I am usually negative on the future of America's aircraft carrier fleet and the F-35C's role in it .... but here is an optimistic analysis.