Aircraft Carrier Vs. Cruise Missile 20

A scathing critique of our extremely vulnerable force of super carriers, from Defense Review:

Basically, the stated mission of the Northrop Grumman CVN 21
Program is to "conceptualize, design, build, test and deliver a state-of-the-art
aircraft carrier that meets operational requirements of the United States Navy
and results in specified reductions in acquisition costs, manning and weight
while enhancing operational capabilities." How, a 13.7 billion super aircraft
carrier is going to lead to reductions in acquisition costs is anyone's guess,
but it sounds good. And, good PR is everything these days when it comes to
huge-budget military programs.


However, there are a couple of little
"flies in the ointment" in the form of... the latest ship-killing unmanned
weapon systems like supercavitating torpedoes and supersonic anti-ship cruise
missiles being produced and/or developed by other countries that can probably
sink the CVN-21, even if it is protected by its own highly-advanced,
highly-lethal systems like fighter aircraft (primarily F/A-18s), ASW
(Anti-Submarine Warfare i.e. "sub-hunting") aircraft, the Raytheon Ship
Self-Defense System (SSDS), Aegis-radar-equipped and highly-weaponized cruisers
and destroyers, submarines, etc. That's not to mention unmanned aircraft systems
(UAS) a.k.a. unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) being produced and developed by
other countries that can also potentially wreak a lot of havoc and destruction
on surface ships. And, at the end of the day, that's what the CVN-21 will be, a
large, hulking, incredibly expensive (albeit very sexy) surface ship.

So, what can be done? The author seconds my proposal for an All-Submarine Navy.