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April 9, 2021

'Baby' Aircraft Carriers: The U.S. Navy's Next Super Weapon?

The Navy can buy smaller, cheaper carriers rather than the $13 billion Ford-class behemoths it is currently constructing, according to a RAND Corporation study.
by Michael Peck

Here's What You Need to Know: RAND was careful not to endorse a particular option.

The bottom line of a new study on U.S. aircraft carriers: you can't get something for nothing.

The Navy can buy smaller, cheaper carriers rather than the $13 billion Ford-class behemoths it is currently constructing, according to a new study by RAND Corporation. But smaller and cheaper means reduced capabilities, and could prevent the Navy from fighting in hostile waters or providing the air support for ground operations.

The RAND study is a public version of a classified study conducted in 2016 at the behest of the U.S. Navy, which was ordered by Congress to examine cheaper options than the Ford-class carriers.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/baby-aircraft-carriers-us-navys-next-super-weapon-182337