Is the Day of the Aircraft Carrier Over?

Abstract

The aircraft carrier has been the mainstay of the U.S. Navy's operational forces for over fifty years. Aircraft carriers, with crew sizes of almost 6,000, are routinely forward deployed around the globe. The procurement, operation, and decommissioning of aircraft carriers, particularly nuclear powered versions, represent an enormous investment of increasingly scarce defense resources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 1998
Accession Number
ADA354102

Entities

People

  • John D. Burpo

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Operations
  • Flight Decks
  • Force Protection
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • Military Strategy
  • Naval Aviation
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nimitz-Class
  • Nuclear Powered Ships
  • Procurement
  • Second World War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies