Aug 21, 2022
The aircraft carrier has been the crown jewel of national fleets
for nearly 80 years, with these steel giants being the decisive
factor in many of the last centuries' pivotal battles. With their
growth in importance though, came a growth in ship size, and the
new supercarrier class has become such a monolith that the
production of just one unit costs more than the entire military
budget of most of the US's adversaries combined. Is this a wise
move, to build the greatest mobile fortress to every head to sea?
Or will this new generation of Chinese submarines, stealth bombers
and hypersonic missiles destroy decades of US progress in a single
afternoon, for less than 1% of the price?
On the panel this week:
- Drachinifel (Naval Historian)
- Sam Roggeveen (Lowy Inst)
- Robert Farley (Patterson School)
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