Blackhawk op down from what i have read seen fell apart because of a Mix of US/SOF arrogance and lack of political support. Added to a measure of poor command and control and Mission creep.
I was interested to see the mention of the russian carriers with the ramps has this been effective in launching conventonal aircraft?
And would the length of the flight deck on the new carrier add or detract from GR9 performance in the early years?