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Modly Launches Six-Month Future Carrier Task Force Study

Modly Launches Six-Month Future Carrier Task Force Study
U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), and USS Nimitz (CVN-68) along with their strike groups conduct operations with ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force in 2017. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

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…

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