The Aircraft Carriers Relevancy in Future Conflicts

Abstract

The United States is committed to the super carrier for at least the next 50 years, so the debate should transition from an if towards more of a how the super carrier can remain relevant. The American super carrier would most likely not survive a conflict with a near-peer competitor under current modes of operation/employment. This paper contends that the supercarrier needs to evolve a combination of its airwing, doctrine, and/or tactics in order to remain relevant in future conflicts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176561

Entities

People

  • Edward Nowak

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Area Denial
  • Battleships
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Catapult-Assisted Takeoff Systems
  • Competition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Decks
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Aviation
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Refueling
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Ships
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies