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Even without this new Chinese missile, the amount spent on US carrier groups is insane. They're something like $15 billion each to build, and that doesn't even
by zugi 4y ago
Even without this new Chinese missile, the amount spent on US carrier groups is insane. They're something like $15 billion each to build, and that doesn't even include the cost of the aircraft. We used to have 11, while our nearest competitor - France I think - had 2. For some reason we recently decided that we needed a 12th.
- credit_guy 4y ago12 only for one year [1] "the 30-year plan projects that the carrier force would increase to 12 ships in FY2024, decline back to 11 ships in FY2025 and remain there through the end of the 2030s (except for FY2027, when it would drop to 10), decline to 10 ships in FY2040 and remain at 9 or 10 ships in subsequent years, and finish the 30-year period at 10 ships in FY2052" [1] https://sgp.fas.org/crs/weapons/RS20643.pdf https://sgp.fas.org/crs/weapons/RS20643.pdf