The question of aircraft carrier viability in the 21st Century has risen in the past years. “Where is the nearest carrier?” Every American president since the Presidency of Harry S. Truman has asked this question. “Carrier-based aviation, because it can bring firepower to bear on a target without getting permission to land somewhere.” Such flexibility is one of the essential the reason for the further development of the aircraft carriers. The strongest argument in favor …showed first 75 words of 950 total…

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