CARRIER POWER

The US Navy has ten, Russia one, and now China also has an operational example. Aircraft carriers play a s trategically important role for the major powers, and AFM’s Alan Warnes reviews their current capability. INTEL REPORT An F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 ‘Tophatters’ launches from the aircraft carrier USS ‘John C Stennis’ (CVN 74) in the Pacific. The ten units of the ‘Nimitz’ class will continue to spearhead the US Navy’s carrier force well into