Are We Nearing the End of the Supercarrier?
The supercarrier has become unaffordable. So what comes next? The U.S. Navy could cap its production of Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers at just four ships, with a smaller, cheaper flat top replacing them in the 2030s. The Acting Secretary of the Navy recently cast doubt on the future of the …
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