Sorry but these big carriers are anachronistic. All it would take is one stealth shore to ship , air to ship or ship to ship missile and that would be the end of it. Stealth technology applied to drones and missiles makes these big capital ships almost indefensible.
You could be right about that, their time might be up. I could only imagine stealthy space planes that come down from orbit to attack and return the same way.
And one left-footed effort from Messi, and the Argentine (as the late Baroness Thatcher was wont to call them) are through to the round of 16.
Nonsense.
These big ships can stay in combat after multiple hits by conventional missiles. They are the most protected of capital assets.
And, they exact retribution.
Why do you think all real Navies seek such capability? Because without them you cannot project power.
The thought of such a chaotic and unheroic sight might finally lead to the end of war.
Carriers are about the Projection of Force in the modern era. Which is why most of the major nations on the planet, from Russia and China to India, are building new carriers, after two decades of decline.
Even Australia and Japan have recently commissioned new Carriers.
If the projection of Military Force is, as Machiavelli described it, just an extension of Diplomacy, these nations are taking steps to increase their influence in the world. (especially as our own declines)
Nothing says “Pay attention to our interests” like a few dozen fighter-bombers off your coast.
They already are. Maneuverable ICSM/SLBM warheads made aircraft carriers obsolete decades ago. The Navy and Air Force simply had the Military Industrial Complex scare everyone into spending ridiculous money on it. Congresscritters of all kinds since 1945 have been on the take and voting for the spending to benefit their States.