Same argument been going on since the end of WW2.
https://www.facebook.com/NavalInstitute/posts/10155190272187173
Back in port now. Naval Station Norfolk.
http://wavy.com/2017/04/14/uss-ford-returns-to-port-following-sea-trials/
https://www.dodbuzz.com/2017/04/12/air-force-opts-to-keep-f-16s-flying-for-decades-longer/
https://news.usni.org/2017/04/09/video-carrier-gerald-r-ford-gets-underway
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-argbntina-planes-idUSKBN16Z2PZ
https://news.usni.org/2017/03/21/taiwan-president-announces-start-domestic-submarine-program
S-92?
Can these two ships not be used as amphibious assault ships? I thought that was part of their design?
Its impressive to be sure, but I don’t think it would be of use to an Air Force pilot with no previous experience landing on an aircraft carrier.
This seems to say it all. http://quwa.org/2017/02/03/argentina-drops-fighter-replacement-plans/
Troop carrier, ASW or both?
I have heard/read(?) that the F/A-18E could be landed “hands free” on a CV, but I cannot imagine that is the case. I just can’t see a pilot sitting there as a passenger while landing on a ship.
Oh yeah. I’d forgotten about that. Does make it sense.
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