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100,000 Tons of U.S. Navy Raw Power: The Aircraft Carrier Isn’t Dead Yet

Source: Jack Buckby

The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier may be following the historical path of the battleship—once dominant, eventually outflanked by new weapons and technologies. China’s investment in anti-ship ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, and surveillance systems is forcing the Navy to ask whether $13 billion supercarriers like the Ford-class can survive in a peer-on-peer conflict. The Aircraft Carrier […]

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