Not the Navy’s Favorite Artist Rendering

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http://nation.time.com/2013/03/12/not-the-navys-favorite-artist-rendering/



The cover illustration on a new report questioning the Navy's carrier strategy.

Not the Navy’s Favorite Artist Rendering
By Mark Thompson
March 12, 2013

Navy gospel — as well as U.S. naval fleets and strategy — are built around $15 billion aircraft carriers, outfitted with dozens of $150 million airplanes.

Only one thing worse than someone criticizing the backbone of the Navy fleet, is having a Navy officer do it – especially a career naval flight officer who has spent much of his career on such behemoths.

Yet that is just what Captain Henry Hendrix has done in a new report – At What Cost a Carrier — for the independent Center for a New American Security, here.

Hendrix argues that the aircraft carrier — the centerpiece of American naval operations for more than 70 years – could become too vulnerable to be relevant in future wars. He suggests that a smarter approach might be a greater use of drones as well as submarines outfitted with long-range missiles.



unhappycamper comment: You can read Captain Hendrix's paper here --> http://www.cnas.org/files/documents/publications/CNAS%20Carrier_Hendrix_FINAL.pdf