The Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Nightmare Is Beyond Fixing Now
(nationalinterest.org)
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In summary the Navy is still fighting the last war.
Though to be fair. No one knows quite precisely how new Area Denial Systems will actually work under Combat conditions. Controlled Tests are a bit different than combat conditions. And the Author cites his own articles as proof of his point which doesn’t necessarily help his point.
Much like some Russia-Ukraine War commentators. Swore the deployment of ultra-sonic Russian missiles would completely break Ukrainian/NATO resistance over a year ago. It did not. As the ongoing hostilities continue to attest to.
A Carrier and it’s Battlegroup once exposed. May prove surprisingly effective in defense against such systems. Much like other Military Weapons Systems. You don’t really know how it’ll work until it’s put through the proverbial fire.
...the problem is a matter of logistics..
...under a sustained attack from a mainline based foe, eventually the battle groups ability to defend itself would be severely compromised...
...the Zionist's "Iron Dome" was breached precisely this way....