For a start, not having any ASW frigates is going to be a bit of a problem.
Aircraft Carriers III
- Thread starter Jeff Head
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I have not been around for a while. Sorry. The SH-60 helo and Arliegh Burke DDG's have excellent ASW abilities.Not to mention what ever SSN is deployed with a CSG.
Yes their ASW abilities are great.
Yet the major problem with US ASW now is quantity. There simply aren't that many Burkes around, plus the fact that 21 Flight I's don't have hangers. The fact that USN lack frigates is undeniably detrimental to its ASW capabilities.
You can make the good argument that its ASW is better than most countries, but we all know that's not good enough.
As this year come to an end, wanted to share a "oldie"
2022 -Naval forces from France, Italy and the U.S. conducted tri-carrier operations in the Ionian Sea, Mar. 17
2022 -Naval forces from France, Italy and the U.S. conducted tri-carrier operations in the Ionian Sea, Mar. 17
Not that many? Seventy-three and counting;
....and the Flight three do have hangars. The older ABs do not.
from Google AI..
Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG-51) have hangars for helicopters, a key upgrade from earlier versions, allowing them to carry and maintain up to two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for missions like anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and enhanced surveillance. While older Arleigh Burke destroyers (Flight I/II) only had a landing pad, the Flight IIA and Flight III ships added dedicated hangars and larger flight decks, significantly boosting their aviation capabilities.
A U.S. Sailor signals the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 18, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander Casco))
A U.S. Sailor signals to an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 37, on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 18, 2025.(U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander Casco)
A U.S. Sailor signals the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 18, 2025.(U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander Casco)
A spare aircraft catapult holdback bar rests on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during flight operations while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 21, 2025.(US Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tajh Payne)
A U.S. Sailor stands lookout on the fantail as a Carrier Air Wing 8 aircraft approaches the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 18, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland.(US Navy Photo by Seaman Spencer Staggs)
A U.S. Sailor aboard the world's largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), signals to an integrated catapult control station as a Carrier Air Wing 8 F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft launches from the flight deck while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 21, 2025.. (US Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tajh Payne)
U.S. Sailors arm an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 31 on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 18, 2025.(U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander Casco)