In this Sept. 7, 2020, file photo released by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz transits the Arabian Sea. The Pentagon announced Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, that the USS Nimitz, the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East, will return home to the U.S. West Coast. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/U.S. Navy via AP)
FOX News/Warrior Maven: Navy analyzes future aircraft carrier designs
Are carriers obsolete?
Are they too large and vulnerable to long-range precision carrier-killer missiles to operate close enough to shore to project power?
The topic is discussed so often it might seem like old news, yet ongoing questions about the future of aircraft carriers are as, if not more, relevant today than at any other time. Are carriers obsolete? Are they too large and vulnerable to long-range precision carrier-killer missiles to operate close enough to shore to project power? Will the Navy architect a new generation of differently configured carriers? Perhaps smaller, faster and more agile?
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WNU Editor: The US Nvay may be wondering on what should the future holds for super aircraft carriers, but they have no doubts when it comes to amphibious warships .... Navy plans to double number of amphibious assault ships by 2050 (FOX News/Warrior Maven).
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