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Posted on 06/19/2025 7:12:01 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
Absent the leaders in Beijing acting like they will be the next Golden Horde, America’s fleet of aircraft carriers might have been headed for the mothball fleet, floating museums, or candidates as artificial reefs.
That’s not going to happen. The odds are that the Trump administration will extend the lease on life for carrier-centric fleet operations for another generation. Here is why.
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I’ve never heard any suggestion Aircraft Carriers were being considered Obsolete.
News to me.
The question is - if today we didn’t have any and were starting from zero - would we be rushing to build aircraft carriersl?
“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”
It is my understanding that the US Navy can’t assure the free passage of ships in the Red Sea.
Sure, James Jay Carafano.
Most traditional expensive weapons systems are obsolete.
Look at what happened to Russian tanks in Ukraine.
Look what Ukraine did to the Russian navy in the Black Sea.
Next step in naval evolution: Aircraft Carrier SUBMARINES....................
Carriers won’t be obsolete until one is sunk by a hypersonic missile.
While I agree that surface ships are now at serious risk, a workable laser defense system could change that picture completely.
Nice. Can’t wait to begin see Space Force concept designs.
Bottom line: Would you want one of your sons to serve on one?
The carrier, at its introduction, was able to be sunk by a couple of well placed 1,000 lb bombs falling from a single engine diver. Frankly the battleship is not obsolete either with proper air, tarp, and missile defense.
Battle group effectiveness against all attack vectors determines survivability of ships.
Taiwan and its neighbors:
Taiwan can afford to buy lots of US warplanes and missiles and store them securely.
If he chose it, I would be worried and pray so much more than I currently do. But I would be filled with a certain pride. Thx for asking. How about you?
The silicon chip made naval surface combatants obsolete.
Hmmm. Cigar shaped. Now if you coated that with huge layers of refractory rock formations, it might look like an asteroid. Crazy man, crazy.
You have the boat to launch the planes to protect the boat. It’s a self licking ice cream cone.
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