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With mounting questions about cost and survivability, a shifting political landscape for US aircraft carriers

By: David B. Larter and Joe Gould The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan cruises during Talisman Sabre 2019 on July 22, 2019, in the Coral Sea. (MC2 Kaila Peters/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON … More »

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If Congress fails to pass the 2020 budget, the Navy will have to delay necessary repairs on two nuclear-powered carriers, further stretching the fleet at a critical time.

By   PAUL MCLEARY  The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers STENNIS (foreground) and REAGAN (background) operate together in the Pacific. WASHINGTON: The Navy would be forced to delay refueling of at least one … More »

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