An F-35B aboard USS 'Essex' in March 2021. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Israel Chincio
Forbes: The U.S. Navy Might Buy Small Aircraft Carriers—But Who’s Going To Build Them?
The U.S. Navy’s existing amphibious assault ships, doubling as “light carriers,” are all the fleet needs to back up its full-size supercarriers, the service’s top air-warfare officer said last week.
Left unsaid was one major reason why the Navy might just shrug and make do with the vessels it already has, or plans to build, in the near future.
Shipyard capacity.
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