Eclipse Of The Big Carrier

Photo from John Weeks

From New Wars:

The naval savvy among you may recognize the above title as a variation of a work by author David Brown titled ECLIPSE OF THE BIG GUN, which details the rise and fall of the much-loved battleship era during the first-half of the 20th Century. Professor James Holmes of the Naval War College makes the same analogy, declaring the aircraft carrier is swiftly headed toward a like fate:

While the surface fleet still has its uses, its staying power in a fleet engagement in Asia - the most likely theater for a high-intensity fight - is increasingly in doubt.

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Update: U.S. Carrier cuts are now expected.