The U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carriers: Just As Old and Doomed as Battleships

[rangerrebew]

The U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carriers: Just As Old and Doomed as Battleships
Story by Brandon J. Weichert • 1d •

Summary and Key Points: The modern aircraft carrier, once a symbol of naval dominance, faces obsolescence due to advancements in anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) systems by adversaries like China.
 
-These systems can easily target and destroy carriers, making them liabilities rather than assets.

-To maintain naval superiority, the U.S. Navy should pivot towards more resilient platforms such as unmanned underwater vehicles and space-based systems like the X-37B spaceplane.
 
-Submarines and advanced drones should become the primary power projection platforms until effective countermeasures against A2/AD threats are developed.

The Decline of Aircraft Carriers: Are They Becoming Obsolete in Modern Warfare?
The modern aircraft carrier is the equivalent of a floating coffin. Its size, speed, and presence dangerously close to enemy shores were once benefits for the platform, but they have all been converted into liabilities.

Such is the case with modern warfare. Platforms that created overwhelming advantages in previous conflicts can quickly become obsolete. Even worse, they can become strategic liabilities that adversaries exploit, and so it is with aircraft carriers today.

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[rangerrebew]

When I served aboard one of the first supercarriers 50+ years ago, I said to anyone who would listen, which was virtually no one, carriers were already past their prime.  The Russians already had a satellite that could pick us up in the ocean within 7 miles.  When we transited overseas, Russia would send a TU-95 to take pictures and it had no problems finding us, They were/are good for PR but were/are sitting fowl for a major conflict.  A Navy full of submarines would make Russia and China quite uneasy,

[PeteS in CA]

Yawwwwwwwwwn. This was claimed in the 1970s when the USS Nimitz was about to come into commission. The "doomed" USS Nimitz is expected to be taken out of the battle force in 2025 and inactivation begun in 2027. IOW, while the threat environment for CVNs evolved, CBG defenses evolved as well, something anti-carrier advocates ignored or thought could not happen.