To continue building legacy systems, like the aircraft carrier, when our enemies have developed cheaper ways of negating the efficacy of carriers in modern combat, is not just decadent.
With the US Navy’s biggest power projectors, aircraft carriers, kept away, China’s carriers will have free reign to operate and intimidate. This, of course, is the purpose behind China’s ...
Comparatively with other major military powers, the US currently has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service. France have one, whilst the Chinese have three and are currently building a ...
The US Navy is again without an aircraft carrier in the Middle East; it's the second time in the past year that it has lacked this capability despite the fighting still going on in the region.