Defense Department study calls for cutting 2 of the US Navy’s aircraft carriers

[rangerrebew]

Defense Department study calls for cutting 2 of the US Navy’s aircraft carriers
By: David B. Larter   14 hours ago
 
WASHINGTON – An internal Office of the Secretary of Defense assessment calls for the Navy to cut two aircraft carriers from its fleet, freeze the large surface combatant fleet of destroyers and cruisers around current levels and add dozens of unmanned or lightly manned ships to the inventory, according to documents obtained by Defense News.

The study calls for a fleet of nine carriers, down from the current fleet of 11, and for 65 unmanned or lightly manned surface vessels. The study calls for a surface force of between 80 and 90 large surface combatants, and an increase in the number of small surface combatants – between 55 and 70, which is substantially more than the Navy currently operates.

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/04/20/defense-department-study-calls-for-cutting-2-of-the-us-navys-aircraft-carriers/

[sneakypete]

I am not a sailor and don't even play one on teebee,but this makes sense to me. Seems like nobody else has more than 1 or 2,and they are our allies. The Chinese only have 1 and it's broke down,and the last I heard,the Russians only have 1.

Why would we need more?