There is a reason why the Chinese are building islands away from the mainland. Lumbering behemoths with ever decreasing range, massively under-performing F-35s have to get closer to targets.
“The better to blast you with my carrier killer cruise missiles my dear.”
It is quite likely the US will lose a carrier or two if we tangle with China. More if we keep antagonizing countries like China, Russia and Iran causing them to share resources.
Brand-new Navy aircraft carrier and floating catastrophe USS Gerald R. Ford was forced to return to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia after encountering issues with its propulsion train, Navy Times reports — the second critical failure in the propulsion system to roil the next-generation supercarrier, after a previously undisclosed failure was initially discovered months ago.
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