Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Are aircraft carriers becoming obsolete? Will they lose importance as projectors of power from far away?

 Undoubtedly aircraft carriers carried the day for US in WW 2 in battle of Midway.  But that is almost a century ago.   Weapons and strategies have evolved.

An aircraft carrier despite its task force escorts can be vulnerable to hypersonic attacks.   China has been actively developing such missiles and its a mismatch.   An aircraft carrier is worth $13 billion.  And the manpower of the aircraft carrier too:  5,000 strong

Exocet miissile sinks HMS Sheffield


Lately we have seen how the Houtis launching missile from afar sinking  merchant shipping 


Houthis sink ship at Red Sea










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