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The U.S. Navy's Nightmare: The Aircraft Carrier's Days Are Numbered

Brandon J. Weichert
12 April 2024
5 min
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US Navy should focus less on aircraft carriers, and more on submarines.

Summary

  1. US overestimates aircraft carriers' utility against diverse threats.
  2. Navy should focus on creating countermeasures against Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) systems.
  3. Attack submarines could be the key to deterring any Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
READ: The U.S. Navy's Nightmare: The Aircraft Carrier's Days Are Numbered

References

  • Media Check: National Interest - Media Bias Fact Check (HIGH CREDIBILITY) 
  • Collections | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC. 
 

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