Aircraft carriers are the crossbow and chariot of the 21st century. Very expensive 20th century modalities not fit for purpose in 21st century peer naval combat.
Carriers like the USS Ford can barely function but the sentence above applies to even best of class in carrier naval aviation.
USS Gerald Ford
Formal start of construction: 11 Aug 2005
Delivered to the Navy: 31 May 2017
Departed Norfolk for first deployment: 02 May 2023
12 years of construction, 6 years of tests & sea trials; 18 years before being combat ready.
And it is still unproven and not combat ready.
