This edition majors on Carriers. The aerial photo of three USN strike carriers on the cover compares with the cover of NR110/1 with its splendid aerial photo of four carriers in the ‘Quad Carrier Strike Group’, headed by HMS Queen Elizabeth last year. It is of particular interest in view of the parallels with the UK. Aircraft Carriers (Missions, Survivability, Size, Cost, Numbers) (Former USN Sec Nav John F Lehman with Steven Wills, naval research analyst) The future of the aircraft carrier has been an ongoing fundamental debate within the US Navy and defence community, especially during a per…
