Is it time for the U.S. Navy to reconsider the supercarrier?

The aircraft carrier has been the backbone of the U.S. Navy since World War II with the aircraft carrier serving as a frontline of U.S. power projection. It has also served as a symbol of U.S. power and therefore has also served a diplomatic power on what is a U.S. priority during geopolitical upheaval. The continued cost overruns and production issues and the advances in modern warfare technology leads to the question is it time to reconsider the role of the aircraft carrier in its current supercarrier state?

Original Substack Article:
https://open.substack.com/pub/thomasleckwold/p/is-it-time-for-the-us-navy-to-reconsider?r=2vilr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true