- 08:50 French Navy Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle in Dry Dock for Mid-Life Refit & Upgrade

So for 18 months the EU's only carrier will be... Juan Carlos I

italian one?

So for 18 months the EU's only carrier will be... Juan Carlos I

Aircraft carriers r more like sitting ducks these days

Not to mention just a symbolic vessel

kek no. nobody stupid enuf to deploy aircraft carrier alone wothout the entire task group

I know it travels in formation but these days it gets alot easier to kill that big bullseye.

sounds easy, but you have any idea how hard to break through to get to that prized bull's eye?

Carrier killer missiles , there are currently no defense against it.
Hypersonic speed + fire from hundreds of miles away.
Ww2 had it tough

Same gospel the PRC Rocket Troops have been working hard to spread news of.

Dei, prc is not the only country with hypersonic missiles meant to takeout carriers.  India n russia have it too
If dats wat u r thinking trooper.

Yeah, I know man.
But PRCs Rocket troops are the only ones trying to steal the limelight as far as US carriers are mentioned. 

They have been working so hard to steal the spotlight to announce to the world their capability of rendering US carriers obsolete.  No other rocket troops are so high profiled as they are.

Carrier killer missiles , there are currently no defense against it.

Hypersonic speed + fire from hundreds of miles away.

Ww2 had it tough

Carrier killer missiles , there are currently no defense against it.

Hypersonic speed + fire from hundreds of miles away.

Ww2 had it tough

Wondering can an anti ship missile especially hypersonic missile sink a ship? I thought torpedos can break a ship in half and sink it.

UMS SKELDAR DELIVERS SKELDAR V-200 TO INDONESIA

UMS Skeldar has completed delivery and acceptance tests for Indonesia of the heavy fuel SKELDAR V-200 Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).

The company announced today its working partnership and the commencement of a training programme contract with the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD). The MoD deployed the SKELDAR V-200 as part of performance and acceptance tests during Q4 2016, paving the way for the procurement and pilot training in the country. With some of the world’s second longest coastlines, the tests and patrol evaluations confirmed the multi-payload and low footprint of the SKELDAR V-200 across land and navy applications.

Jakob Baumann, CEO and Delegate of the Board at UMS SKELDAR, highlighted the significance of the contract and stressed the importance of UAV solutions across the priority APAC region covering defence, security and civilian sectors: “We are proud to announce our contract with the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia, which cements our business model of forming strategic relationships within priority regions across the world. The SKELDAR V-200 is the leading Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems [RPA]multi-payload and high-endurance platform within the mid-range UAV market, incorporating Saab’s experience of 80 years in the aviation industry. This will be demonstrated at Aero India 2017 as part of the first ever live flight demonstration of the SKELDAR V-200 at an air show.”

The training programme provided in Indonesia was delivered by UMS Skeldar Training Director Ewen Stockbridge-Sime, who specialises in global civilian and military C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) strategies. “The contract in Indonesia confirms the importance of IRS and SAR (Search and Rescue) strategies within complex territories and how UAVs can be used as a stand-alone or integrated platform deployed from land bases or seaborne,” Stockbridge-Sime said. “With our associated package offering, UMS SKELDAR is helping its partners to gather the necessary intelligence they require more quickly and efficiently than ever before.”

Wondering can an anti ship missile especially hypersonic missile sink a ship? I thought torpedos can break a ship in half and sink it.