An F/A-18 Hornet launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are under way on deployment supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. (Feb. 29, 2008) Wikimedia
Jerry Hendrix, The Politico: Stop the Navy's carrier plan
The Navy's plan to modernize its largest ships would just make them obsolete. Here's how to fix it.
When there is a crisis anywhere in the world, the president’s first question often is, “Where are the aircraft carriers?” The modern supercarrier lies at the very center of American national security strategy, and, at over a thousand feet in length and approaching nearly 100,000 tons in water displacement, it is a uniquely American weapon.
The U.S. Navy currently possesses 10 of these behemoths, and while China, Russia, Brazil, India and France each claim a single carrier in their naval inventory, none comes even close to matching the capabilities of an American flattop. When an iconic supercarrier comes within sight of a foreign shore, its citizens know that the Americans have arrived.
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WNU Editor: There is no political will to curtail the US navy's carrier plans. In fact .... the political will is to build more.
Update: Here are some other US Navy plans .... Pentagon chief unveils plans to buy more high-end ships, fighters (Reuters)
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