The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released
Business Insider: US Navy admits failure on $760 million weapon to protect its aircraft carriers from an age-old threat
* The US Navy has shed light on a previously secret project to protect aircraft carriers from the grave and widespread threat of torpedoes, and it's been a massive failure.
* The Navy abandoned a program to detect and kill incoming torpedoes in the water after it failed to make progress in testing, leaving its most powerful ships highly vulnerable.
* The anti-torpedo systems in place will now be removed at a time when US carriers are losing simulated battles to even older, diesel-powered electric submarines, and China's military is openly discussing sinking carriers to defeat the US.
* The US spent $760 million on the system to save US ships, and now it looks like even old North Korean subs could have a chance at a kill shot on the US's carrier fleet.
The US Navy has shed light on a previously highly classified project meant to protect aircraft carriers from the grave and widespread threat of torpedoes, and it's been a massive failure.
Virtually every navy the US might find itself at war against can field torpedoes, or underwater self-propelled bombs that have been sinking warships for more than 100 years.
US Navy aircraft carriers represent technological marvels, as they're floating airports powered by nuclear reactors. But after years of secretive tests, the US has given up on a program to protect the ships against torpedoes.
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WNU editor: A troubling bit of news, especially when U.S. carriers are losing simulated battles to old diesel-powered electric submarines, and China's military is openly discussing sinking carriers to defeat the U.S..
2 comments:
I don't know enough about carriers, but a single torpedo shouldn't sink a carrier, infact i would expect a carrier to be much like a tank in-which it can take alot of hits and still complete is primary task of launching receiving rearming and refueling aircraft.
A submarine that launches on a carrier wouldn't just get away, you would have a whole strike group, a whole carrier battle wing now hunting you and they would have a pretty good idea where you are.
End of the day its alot of investment into a carrier inwhich could have all of its aircraft wiped out. That sort of anti torpedo tech should be implemented onto submarine hunting destroyers that maintain its offensive capabilities until it is sunk and not one that reliant on aircraft and other ships.
Yes they would, could, and have gotten away in war games. Australian diesel sub sunk a carrier in hawain games years ago.
It didn't hit once, she scored 5 hits and would have shut the flight deck down, and propulsion most likely
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