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Offline rangerrebew

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The Problem with U.S. Navy Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
« on: October 28, 2024, 06:09:41 am »

The Problem with U.S. Navy Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
Story by Peter Suciu • 18h


What You Need to Know: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) represents the pinnacle of modern aircraft carrier design, yet the vessel’s significant costs, complex maintenance, and vulnerability concerns cast doubts on the future of supercarriers.
 
-Though nuclear-powered carriers offer nearly unlimited range, their massive size and complexity make them high-value targets susceptible to various threats, including cyber attacks. Additionally, the end-of-life disposal for these nuclear giants is costly and time-consuming.
 
-Some argue the Navy should consider updating conventionally powered carriers or expanding the fleet of more versatile and cost-effective America-class amphibious assault ships, especially for operations in the Indo-Pacific.

Is the USS Gerald R. Ford the Last of the Navy’s Nuclear Supercarriers?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-problem-with-u-s-navy-ford-class-aircraft-carriers/ar-BB1mmZN4?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds&pc=HCTS&cvid=474f7ffc2cf84879bd9f509fd6315c16&ei=128
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Re: The Problem with U.S. Navy Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2024, 06:11:40 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on October 28, 2024, 06:09:41 am

Is the USS Gerald R. Ford the Last of the Navy’s Nuclear Supercarriers?
 

Is this a subtle warning if America doesn't exist as a free independent nation, it doesn't need carriers? :shrug:
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Re: The Problem with U.S. Navy Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2024, 12:53:35 pm »
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Some argue the Navy should consider updating conventionally powered carriers or expanding the fleet of more versatile and cost-effective America-class amphibious assault ships ...

I do not know who Peter Suciu is and what qualifications he has, if any, but he seems unaware that the USN has not commissioned a conventionally powered carrier since 1968, and that the last such carrier, USS Kitty Hawk, was decommissioned in 2009. So the USN has no conventionally powered carriers to update. What Suciu has against nuclear power and why Suciu wants USN carriers to be tethered again to an oil tanker fleet, I do not know.

Peter Suciu also seems unaware that two America class LHAs are under construction (and two already in commission), one expected to be commissioned in 2025, and a third has been authorized, though not yet laid down. He also seems unaware of the 7 Wasp class LHDs currently in commission, which can up to 20 F-35s and 6 ASW helicopters. IOW, Suciu ignored both the fact that the USN is expanding its fleet of America class LHAs and an entire, in-commission, class of ships of similar capability.

Suciu seems to have much more agenda than actual relevant knowledge.
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