Top to bottom: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) alongside Nimitz class carriers USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) & USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Pinterest
David Axe, National Interest: The 1 Reason Navy Aircraft Carriers Could Lose a Battle to Russia or China
If the Navy doesn't enhance its carrier wings, it risks the wings -- and, by extension, the carriers -- losing relevance, the study warned. "If the Navy is unable to transform its CVWs, Navy leaders should reconsider whether to continue investing in carrier aviation or shift the fleet’s resources to more relevant capabilities."
The U.S. Navy's carrier air wings lack the range to win in battle with Chinese and Russian forces, according to one new study.
The Navy's nine front-line wings "lack the range, endurance, survivability and specialization to carry out the operational concepts needed to defeat great-power militaries," the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments warned in its December 2018 report "Regaining the High Ground at Sea."
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Update: US Fleet to Fail in Battle Against Russian, Chinese Navy, US Think Tank Says (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: The D.C.-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments December 2018 report "Regaining the High Ground at Sea." is here .... REGAINING THE HIGH GROUND AT SEA: Transforming the U.S. Navy’s Carrier Air Wing for Great Power Competition (CSBA). Here are some more additional opinions .... How to fix America's broken aircraft carrier strategy (Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner). More here .... Experts Outline Steps to Address Threats to Aircraft Carriers (Mandy Mayfield, National Defense).
