Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes

Army, and Air Defense Artillery. My point wasn't that technology is "ready" and "replacing" right now, just that the idea of projecting power with a carrier full of manned fighters is simply not realistic for the future. And if we move past the carrier, we might be able to develop drones that can fly from much smaller ships. A huge amount of resources go towards keeping carriers going (my brother is a Navy Nuke), in terms of support ships, rebuilds, maint, etc. I think that for the near future we need them, but our development programs and procurement should be looking ahead at this point.