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Navy eyes more, deadlier, aircraft carriers


In order to be better prepared for massive open-water warfare against enemies with sophisticated surface, air and undersea attack weapons, the U.S. Navy is putting a push on further weaponizing its fleet of aircraft carriers, while evaluating its plan to expand the number of carriers in the fleet to 12 Ford-class carriers. In short, the Navy wants more weapons on carriers and may simply want more carriers, faster.