Add to ORKGThis thesis analyzes the implications of modern anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) capabilities on the use of aircraft carriers in executing U.S. maritime strategy. The objective is to determine if there are historical lessons from previous U.S. experiences with A2/AD capabilities that bear relevance on the current debate. Additionally, it analyzes several proposed alternatives to the aircraft carrier. It argues that there are several relevant lessons from previous A2/AD challenges with aircraft carriers and the United States' ability to conduct sea control and power projection, and that none of the aircraft carrier alternatives can sufficiently provide the necessary capabilities across a range of military operations. It concludes that incorpo...
The aircraft carrier is the most capable offshore military warship the mankind has ever build and is...
This thesis project tests the hypothesis that U.S. Navy active missile defenses’ utility against Chi...
The modern “Anti-Access/Area Denial” A2/AD systems are defined as a combination of all possible meas...
The fleet aircraft carrier possesses a number of unique advantages such as territorial independence ...
Over the past two decades the PLA has developed an operational concept designed to deny US naval for...
Evolving anti-ship ballistic missiles are enhancing the effectiveness of anti-access (A2) strategies...
From its inception, the U.S. military has continuously adapted itself to meet evolving threats. At i...
With carriers reduced to their lowest number since 1942, maintaining forward presence in regions of ...
In the end, the debate over aircraft carriers always boils down to cost; their acquisition costs are...
A new, twenty-first-century design of the size of USS Midway with an air wing up to sixty-five aircr...
As countries around the world develop long range anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs) the current me...
This article offers an initial review and assessment of the US 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review’s dir...
This thesis answers the question: What are the core domestic maritime transportation system waterway...
As the United States moves into the next century one of the biggest threats facing her national inte...
Cybersecurity in the 21st century is constantly evolving and changing in order to meet today's threa...
The aircraft carrier is the most capable offshore military warship the mankind has ever build and is...
This thesis project tests the hypothesis that U.S. Navy active missile defenses’ utility against Chi...
The modern “Anti-Access/Area Denial” A2/AD systems are defined as a combination of all possible meas...
The fleet aircraft carrier possesses a number of unique advantages such as territorial independence ...
Over the past two decades the PLA has developed an operational concept designed to deny US naval for...
Evolving anti-ship ballistic missiles are enhancing the effectiveness of anti-access (A2) strategies...
From its inception, the U.S. military has continuously adapted itself to meet evolving threats. At i...
With carriers reduced to their lowest number since 1942, maintaining forward presence in regions of ...
In the end, the debate over aircraft carriers always boils down to cost; their acquisition costs are...
A new, twenty-first-century design of the size of USS Midway with an air wing up to sixty-five aircr...
As countries around the world develop long range anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs) the current me...
This article offers an initial review and assessment of the US 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review’s dir...
This thesis answers the question: What are the core domestic maritime transportation system waterway...
As the United States moves into the next century one of the biggest threats facing her national inte...
Cybersecurity in the 21st century is constantly evolving and changing in order to meet today's threa...
The aircraft carrier is the most capable offshore military warship the mankind has ever build and is...
This thesis project tests the hypothesis that U.S. Navy active missile defenses’ utility against Chi...
The modern “Anti-Access/Area Denial” A2/AD systems are defined as a combination of all possible meas...