The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and the Seawolf-class attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) is underway in the Pacific Ocean as an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter from the Chargers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14 hovers nearby. Ships from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are participating in Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX 21G), a bilateral exercise designed to enhance the capabilities of both naval forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Adam K. Thomas/Released)
Robert Farley, National Interest: Aircraft Carriers vs. Submarines: Which Is the Ultimate Naval Weapon for War?
One of the world's top military minds takes a look and provides important background.
The great naval powers emerged from World War I relatively confident that the battleship would continue to decide question of naval warfare. German submarines had nearly starved Great Britain in the last two years of the war, but the Royal Navy had turned back the offensive with minimal damage to its heavy units. The Royal Navy had also begun to experiment with aircraft carriers , a development the American and Japanese watched with close attention. Still, the major interwar naval agreements concentrated on battleships , rather than on “support” vessels such as the carrier and the submarine.
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WNU Editor: As the above article points out, aircraft carriers and subs are not cheap. But I would put my money on submarines .... until technology makes it possible to easilylocate and track them with ease.
