There was a thread the other day about the US preparing to get rid of a carrier...was it the Kennedy?
Maybe the Aussies would like to take over payments on that bad boy?
I think if Australia were to buy a big carrier like that,it would end up being a liability than asset.It's about 5 times bigger than anything they have now & the manpower & material costs would be just too high by their standards.It makes sense to stick to the medium multi-role ship concept-Japan is doing the same.Only India,South Korea & China are the ones intent on dedicated carriers.Besides the Kennedy is pushing 40-it would be highly uneconomical if they were to operate it for just 10 years or so.
No. Too big, too old, too rundown, and isn't designed for amphibious purposes. Australia can buy new for less money than it would take to bring the JFK up to speed.
There was an article on strategypage.com explaining exactly why nobody is interested in buying big old US carriers.