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The US has never built an aircraft carrier like the Ford. The total cost is more than 30% higher than initial estimates. More costs are expected. The Navy accepted the Ford without some of its newest technologies operating, and the ship won't be ready for battle until 2022.
The US Navy ships are participating in an exercise with the Indian navy.
The US Navy wants to keep its aircraft relevant in a conflict with a more capable adversary.
Russia and China are working on ways to limit what their aircraft can do in a conflict.
Special operators from the US could help those aircraft see where adversaries want them to stay.
The Navy recently released a new vision for its aircraft carrier air wing that describes how it plans to keep its fighter jets relevant in the future.
The Navy's aircraft carriers could make a difference in a potential conflict with Russia or China because of their close proximity to the sea.
Chinese and Russian military capabilities could limit the effectiveness of aircraft carriers.
US Navy SEAL Teams could alleviate some of the concerns.
Flying into the future.
The US torpedo bombers take off from the ship during the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942.
During the Battle of Midway in 1942, aircraft from three US flattops sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers, setting the conditions for the Allied victory in the Pacific.
Since then, naval aviation has become the go-to option for force projection. When an aircraft carrier shows up, other countries watch.
The Navy needs to evolve and incorporate new technologies to remain effective. It will need to address Russian and Chinese military advances.
China's anti-access/area denial (AD/A2) umbrella is one of the major limiting factors for US or allied aircraft carriers.
This umbrella could prevent aircraft carriers from sailing close enough to Chinese forces for the carrier's jets to strike.
The AD/A2 systems in the South China Sea and the Strait of Taiwan could prevent America's main force-projection tool from projecting force.
Naval Special Warfare.
A Naval Special Warfare member conducts a visit, board, search, and seizure operation during an exercise.
The Navy's new vision for its air wings doesn't explicitly mention the SEALs or any other special-operations units, but those units are being incorporated into US naval aviation training.
Naval Special Warfare personnel were included in a training event in March that was designed to "certify" a naval task force for joint and/or combined operations.
The aircraft carrier's air wing was able to conduct over-the-horizon targeting because of the work done by Navy SEALs and Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen.
One of the mission sets that the Navy's SEAL Teams can accomplish is strategic recon.
It isn't as sexy as it sounds and doesn't drive recruitment, but it's a very useful capability to have and to be proficient at. If you can place a couple of guys near the enemy without knowing they are there, then you have an advantage over him, and you can use it to your advantage.
Big Navy's ships and aircraft can be built with the help of Naval Special Warfare, as it can use stealth boats and mini-submarines to covertly approach a target.
Any-sensor, any-shooter.
US Navy/CPO Andrew McKaskle is a combat swimmer.
The integrated communications network is part of the Navy's plan for distributed maritime operations and will support an "any-sensor/any-shooter" kill chain.
In a conflict, an F-35C could use its advanced sensors to detect a Chinese destroyer and then transmit its position to other air, ground, or naval forces in the area. The Chinese ships could be hit by those forces.
The idea is to have intelligence-sharing so robust that any target spotted by one unit is immediately visible and attackable by any other unit. Special-operations units could play a part in making sure that resilient communications networks are protected.
The US Navy/Chief Photographer's mate Andrew McKaskle took a picture of the Navy Seals launching a delivery vehicle from a US submarine.
The former Navy officer said that strategic intelligence would likely be part of the plan the Navy is working on.
It will put a couple of highly trained guys close to the enemy so they can provide timely intelligence to an inbound strike package that was launched, let's say, from an aircraft carrier a couple of hundred miles away and direct it to the target, the former SEAL said.
The ex-SEAL said that those on the ground would be able to paint the target with lasers to guide in any aircraft and then provide a battle-damage assessment after the strikes.
The Naval Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman in a Special Operations Craft-Riverine was training in Kentucky.
It is very hard for an enemy to spot Navy SEALs and SWCC operators on small islands or at sea because of their small footprint and great mobility. They could use their presence and sensors to provide early-warning for other Navy and allied forces.
Beijing is a greater long-term challenge to US interests than either Russia or China has deployed A2/AD capabilities.
The former SEAL said that it gives more importance to developing means to counter China.
China is something to worry about. To prevent a war you must prepare for it, the former frogman said.
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