The U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Nightmares are Just Beginning

The U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Nightmares are Just Beginning

Key Points and Summary – Aircraft carriers face real peril from anti-ship ballistic missiles, hypersonics, quiet submarines, and massed drones—threats that could sideline traditional, manned-fighter air wings. But the platform isn’t dead; it must evolve. USS Constellation Aircraft Carrier. Image Credit: Creative Commons. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrives in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a scheduled …