Originally Posted by
etudiant
That is not where the USN dollars are going though,.Although the concept gets lots of ink, the funding is peripheral, because the big prestige projects such as the Ford carriers, the SSBN subs and the cruisers suck up every spare penny.
The Navy is cruising for another Pearl Harbor, with its eyes firmly on the past. Some part of it understands that is a problem, but they are a minority, just as the aviation enthusiasts were in the 1930s, only these are even less influential.
A friend
sent me this link. You may find it interesting. Whether or not that wish list will be viewed favorably by the next administration, and the one after that, and the one after that, is anyone's guess.