Are US Aircraft Carriers Obsolete Against Drone Swarms?
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A recent alarming incident saw an Iranian drone penetrate hundreds of kilometers into US airspace, approaching the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier. This event has sparked critical debate: are modern US aircraft carriers truly capable of defending themselves against today's rapidly evolving drone threats?
The transcript highlights the shocking reality that a carrier battle group struggled against a single drone, raising serious doubts about their ability to counter a swarm of 500. We delve into why conventional wisdom previously kept carriers out of the Persian Gulf and explore the potentially obsolete nature of these naval behemoths in an age of sophisticated drone warfare.
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Transcript
Since you brought it up, don't forget that Iran just less than two weeks ago penetrated their airspace for hundreds of kilometers with a drone that approached an aircraft carrier. You're absolutely right. The Lincoln, I believe, right? The Lincoln, the Abraham Lincoln, yes. So, that right there tells you something really important that that the the battle group, the carrier battle group cannot protect its own airspace against one drone, not to mention 500 drones. That's right. So, I think the answer is very clearly no, a US aircraft carrier. Now, it, you know, it's got some capable defenses. It can probably shoot down a number of incoming objects tracking 20 or 50 at the same time. What about 500? That's right. You know, the answer is probably no. And another thing, before the uh, before the first Gulf War, we had never put a carrier battle group inside the Persian Gulf. The conventional wisdom was that it was too shallow. And there wasn't room for a carrier to be able to safely turn around. It's like turning around a city. That's how big it is. Right. It is. When hostilities began in February of uh of 1991, we ...
