politics
Iranians paralyze pillars of American military power
Expensive American aircraft carriers, considered a key pillar of American military power, have proven vulnerable in the Middle East conflict, and Iranian precision weapon systems have effectively paralyzed two US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups, TASS was told by Alexander Stepanov, an expert at the Institute of Law and National Security at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
TL;DR
- American aircraft carriers, considered a key pillar of U.S. military power, have proven vulnerable in the Middle East conflict.
- Iranian precision weapon systems have effectively paralyzed two U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups.
- The USS Abraham Lincoln reportedly moved away from the Iranian coast and returned to its home base.
- The USS Gerald R. Ford, described as the most expensive and technologically advanced carrier, also showed vulnerability, experiencing floods and fires.
- The use of aircraft carriers is deemed expensive and inefficient as they must be deployed outside the range of precision weapons.
- Cheaper Iranian long-range precision systems have managed to paralyze two U.S. carrier strike groups valued at approximately $50 billion.