A former Navy captain just identified the biggest flaw in the US carrier strategy

[Onkel Neal]

A former Navy captain just identified the biggest flaw in the US aircraft-carrier strategy

The actual strategic value of aircraft carriers, which are incredibly expensive to build and maintain, has been a recurring debate among military thinkers.

Now a retired Navy captain has offered one of the fullest arguments yet that the US needs to radically rethink its naval strategy and shift away from its focus on aircraft carriers.

Writing in the National Review, retired Navy Capt. Jerry Hendrix makes the case that aircraft carriers are simply not suited to the future of naval warfare.



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