April 9, 2021
Why Navy Aircraft Carriers (Now Armed with F-35s) Aren't Going Anywhere
Upgraded anti-missile defenses and long-range refueler drones could let current aircraft carriers, and the more important emerging Ford-class, continue fighting despite modern threats.
by Kris Osborn
U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are said to be extremely vulnerable to modern missile attacks, since they represent huge floating targets that are less agile and mobile in high threat circumstances. In fact, some commentators have gone so far as to wonder if recently emerging long range anti-ship missiles may have rendered aircraft carriers obsolete.
This is not true, at least according to many prominent Navy leaders, weapons developers, futurists and influential members of Congress. All of these leaders clearly explain that America’s signature emblem of maritime power is going nowhere.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-navy-aircraft-carriers-now-armed-f-35s-arent-going-anywhere-182329