Four F-35Bs fly over the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA6) in the Pacific Ocean.
USS Tripoli, the new U.S. amphibious assault ship
Top U.S. Navy air warfare officials say that to support supercarriers, the fleet needs amphibious assault ships that double as “light carriers.
However, “Forbes” (Forbes) 5 analysis pointed out that why the U.S. Navy will be willing to make do with the existing, or intend to build the warship in the near future, which did not say the main reason, lies in the shipyard capacity. Gregory Harris, director of the Air Warfare Division of the U.S. Navy’s War Department, said in a video conference last week that he believes a large-deck amphibious assault ship equipped with the F-35B could meet the demand.
The so-called “L-class” (L-class) of large-deck amphibious assault ships include seven Wasp-class (Wasp-class), and two newer America-class (America-class) amphibious assault ships. There would have been 10 had the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) not been burned last summer.
For years, there have been discussions within the U.S. Navy to add smaller, cheaper light carriers to complement the 11 super nuclear carriers already in service. However, since 2015, the Marine Corps has been deploying sensors and the more powerful F-35B stealth fighter on the amphibious assault ships, making them light carriers in name only.
In the past, the Navy and Marine Corps have suspended up to 26 Falcons (Harrier) on a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship and later managed to park 20 F-35Bs on a Wasp-class or American-class amphibious assault ship. The internal space. And that’s exactly why the Good Samaritan was parked at the San Diego shipyard for construction, which turned out to be suspected of arson.
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