Future Carrier (Including Costs)

[Modern Elmo]

Lets get real. Back in the 80s the Ruskies had a thing called SOSS (Soviet Ocean Surveillance System) which could tell pretty accurately where our surface units were and we could do the same more accurately by other means. This is nothing new and therefore changes nothing.

You are correct. Back then the trend was already underway for aircraft carriers to become the battleships of 2017-2018. At least the big CV's that cannot be replaced in a finite number of years are going to go the way of the dreadnoughts.

I suppose we can debate whether or not your two enlarged Invincibles ought to be lumped into this category.

You British large aircraft carrier fanboys always seem to assume that your future war will be a replay of Los Islas Malvinas 1982.

Today's Britain ... Always chasing yesteryear's military technology.