
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly is commissioning a six-month study to examine the future of the aircraft carrier and carrier-based naval aviation in 2030 and beyond. The Blue-Ribbon Future Carrier 2030 (FC-2030) Task Force will include Navy and Marine Corps leadership engagement, current and former members of Congress, leaders from the shipbuilding and technology industries, current and former Defense Department leaders, and thinkers from war colleges and think tanks, the Defense Department said in a press release. This…