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s initial deployment will be as part of an all-British carrier group, it is envisaged in the longer term that the UK's carriers will usually form the centre of a multi-national operation – in 2018, it was announced that the
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or even hypersonic flight and the ability to perform radical trajectory changes to avoid anti-missile systems. It is also noted that CVBGs were designed for Cold War scenarios, and are less useful in establishing control of areas close to shore. It is argued however that such missiles and arsenal
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and her air group of F-35B Lightning jets operated alongside two surface escorts and a fleet tanker off the east coast of the United States. The deployment was in preparation for the first operational deployment in 2021, which is expected to involve HMS
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would have been to interrupt these sea lanes, a fundamentally easier task. Because the Soviet Union had no large carriers of its own, a situation of dueling aircraft carriers would have been unlikely. However, a primary mission of the Soviet Navy's
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to theater in Desert Shield, they had to carry bombs with them as no stores were in place for sustained operations, whereas the carriers arrived on scene with full magazines and had support ships to allow them to conduct strikes indefinitely.
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amphibious assault ships. While incapable of operating fixed-winged aircraft, they function as helicopter carriers and form the backbone of France's amphibious force. These ships are typically escorted by the same escorts the
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was to track every allied battle group and, on the outbreak of hostilities, sink the carriers. Understanding this threat, the CVBG expended enormous resources in its own
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has shown the flexibility and responsiveness of the carrier on multiple occasions when land-based air was not feasible or able to respond in a timely fashion. After the
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fighters. During the 1986 clashes, three carrier battle groups deployed to the Gulf of Sidra and ultimately two of them conducted strikes against Libya in
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tiltrotors. Cruisers, destroyers and attack submarines are deployed with either an
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which managed the same feat in 2006 during JTFEX 06-2 by penetrating the defensive measures of
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1810:"Here's what we know about China's newest aircraft carriers"
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assembled a force of three carrier battle groups and a
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1968:"Carrier battle groups will add muscle to Navy power"
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1859:"China launches largest surface combatant to date"
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2130:"Aircraft carrier: A mind-boggling building job"
1388:modern United States Navy carrier air operations
1028:The navy's new carrier battle group centered on
518:Carrier battle groups routinely operated in the
400:. Air strikes continued until 10 December 1971.
323:supply routes between the United States and its
2458:Engineering the Total Ship (ETS) 2000 Symposium
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1889:"INS Vikramaditya will create waves for India"
1630:(CEC), DEW technology and missile technology.
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16:Type of naval fleet with an aircraft carrier
2367:"Deutsches U-Boot fordert US-Marine heraus"
2328:Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
2103:Jane's Naval Airpower: The Complete History
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2294:"USS George Washington Departs for Japan"
2257:"Carrier Strike Preparing for Deployment"
1724:helicopters. Carriers were used again in
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2219:. UK Defence Journal. 1 February 2020.
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2369:(in German). t-online. 6 January 2013
1920:"Cochin Shipyard undocks INS Vikrant"
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2430:Lightbody, Andy; Poyer, Joe (1990).
2414:CVX Next Generation Aircraft Carrier
2163:. National Interest. 9 October 2019.
1664:and taking a photograph through its
307:With the construction of the large "
60:adding citations to reliable sources
4866:Idealism in international relations
2449:Morua, Michael L. (21 March 2000).
2105:. Collins-Janes. 1 September 2003.
556:international military intervention
550:2011 military intervention in Libya
231:, together defining the group. The
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856:A flotilla from the Indian Navy's
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2318:Lightbody and Poyer, pp. 338–339.
2273:from the original on 29 June 2020
1918:Peri, Dinakar (19 January 2018).
1836:Tunningley, James (2 June 2017).
1628:Cooperative Engagement Capability
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2191:. Royal Navy. 26 September 2019.
2149:. Defense News. 7 December 2017.
1895:. 9 January 2014. Archived from
1857:Rahmat, Ridzwan (29 June 2017).
1051:-class guided missile frigates,
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1989:"Navy's modern dreams set sail"
1808:Seidel, Jamie (23 April 2018).
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344:Carrier battle groups in crises
270:Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
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2334:". Retrieved 12 November 2018.
2177:. Royal Navy. 19 January 2017.
1707:11 September terrorist attacks
1126:Italian aircraft carrier
1082:Italian aircraft carrier
860:escorts the aircraft carriers
693:nuclear-powered fourth carrier
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906:and CBGs centered on it. The
808:one supply ship (currently a
25:battle group (disambiguation)
1434:that is forward deployed in
1258:during Exercise Westlant 19.
942:in 2013 followed by the new
538:surface-to-air missiles and
4388:Operational manoeuvre group
1039:guided missile destroyers,
832:France also operates three
611:nuclear attack submarines.
598:, the replenishment tanker
319:would have been to protect
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4968:Naval units and formations
4821:Peace and conflict studies
4710:Infantry fighting vehicles
3249:Front; Russian land forces
2500:Naval units and formations
2296:. Navy.mil. Archived from
2132:. BBC News. 7 April 2011.
1711:Operation Enduring Freedom
1641:. Examples are the German
1635:diesel-electric submarines
1608:Debate on future viability
1448:expeditionary strike group
1442:Expeditionary strike group
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544:Operation El Dorado Canyon
474:and later served with the
375:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
160:Naval units and formations
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3846:Combat information center
3307:Infantry fighting vehicle
3089:Unified combatant command
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1472:Marine expeditionary unit
1468:amphibious transport dock
1252:HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)
1217:(long range, high speed,
1205:Kirov-class battlecruiser
681:nuclear attack submarines
488:United States Sixth Fleet
167:
4791:Lists of wars by country
4233:List of military tactics
3351:Self-propelled artillery
3239:Special units by nation:
2682:Protocols and structure:
2205:. Janes. 30 August 2019.
1621:, especially those with
1598:fast combat support ship
1303:-class aircraft carrier
1286:-class aircraft carriers
1030:Vikramaditya and Vikrant
227:and its large number of
4888:International relations
4881:Crimes against humanity
3528:Other infantry weapons:
3244:Battle Fleet; U.S. Navy
2815:Functional specialties:
1726:Operation Iraqi Freedom
1498:Battleship battle group
1452:amphibious assault ship
1275:-class aircraft carrier
1243:UK Carrier Strike Group
1201:Udaloy-class destroyers
1032:consists of the modern
294:Fast Carrier Task Force
290:Battle of the Coral Sea
4856:Conscientious objector
2964:Special reconnaissance
2704:Awards and decorations
2462:Gaithersburg, Maryland
2019:The New Indian Express
1843:globalriskinsights.com
1773:Amphibious ready group
1676:Carrier Strike Group 7
1637:owned by many smaller
1594:underway replenishment
1587:Underway replenishment
1396:guided missile cruiser
1383:
1344:Royal Netherlands Navy
1259:
1223:SA-N-9 'Gauntlet' SAMs
1153:battlecruiser (CBGN),
1059:anti-submarine warfare
875:
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650:anti-submarine warfare
624:China plans to set up
476:Royal Netherlands Navy
369:1971 Indo-Pakistan war
349:a CVBG using numerous
338:anti-submarine warfare
260:Imperial Japanese Navy
150:
71:"Carrier battle group"
23:. For other uses, see
3876:Torpedo Data Computer
3866:Ship gun fire-control
1734:Battle of Guadalcanal
1649:which in 2001 "sank"
1484:CH-53E Super Stallion
1398:(for air defense), 2
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715:Force d'Action Navale
560:2011 Libyan civil war
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4737:Specific modern wars
4685:Vehicles and weapons
4610:Military occupations
3209:Carrier strike group
2552:– GlobalSecurity.org
2550:Carrier Battle Group
2527:Carrier battle group
2416:, globalsecurity.org
2332:surface action group
2049:www.marina.difesa.it
1703:Global War on Terror
1645:of the conventional
1579:Surface action group
1392:carrier strike group
1376:Carrier Strike Group
1363:Carrier strike group
1256:Carrier Strike Group
1177:destroyer (ASW) and
1101:, two support ships
826:capitaine de frégate
276:. In contrast, the
210:carrier battle group
187:Carrier battle group
56:improve this article
21:carrier strike group
4900:Peace organizations
4363:Operations research
3841:Director (military)
3831:Fire-control system
2742:Command and control
2395:on 16 November 2007
1974:on 25 October 2012.
1602:replenishment oiler
1573:replenishment oiler
1560:Oliver Hazard Perry
1299:In 2017, the first
1215:SS-N-19 'Shipwreck'
467:Veinticinco de Mayo
435:Veinticinco de Mayo
4358:Military operation
4325:Tactical objective
3836:Fire-control radar
3752:Military equipment
3694:Anti-ship missiles
3046:Electronic-warfare
2909:Military maneuvers
2894:Combat occupations
2670:Commanding officer
2630:Occupational roles
1948:on 6 December 2011
1722:special operations
1478:or, more recently
1450:is composed of an
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1170:destroyer (ASuW),
1094:Durand de la Penne
1089:Giuseppe Garibaldi
1084:Giuseppe Garibaldi
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496:Lebanese Civil War
404:1982 Falklands War
278:United States Navy
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3871:Gun data computer
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3041:Close air support
3006:Aircraft carriers
2675:Executive officer
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2441:978-0-51703-298-5
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2237:. 24 October 2018
2045:"Marina Militare"
1995:. 4 December 2013
1899:on 9 January 2014
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1190:Admiral Kuznetsov
1144:Admiral Kuznetsov
842:Charles De Gaulle
710:Charles de Gaulle
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4373:Expeditionary
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4275:Counterattack
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4081:Psychological
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4021:Combined arms
4019:
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3511:Assault rifle
3509:
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3499:Battle rifles
3497:
3495:
3493:
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3467:Infantry guns
3464:
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3094:General staff
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3011:Landing craft
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1778:Naval tactics
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1658:Caribbean Sea
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1377:
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865:
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858:Western Fleet
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847:
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836:
830:
827:
822:
821:contre-amiral
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711:
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689:third carrier
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668:frigates for
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524:Line of Death
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520:Gulf of Sidra
514:Gulf of Sidra
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478:(1948–1968).
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4532:Conscription
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4507:Peace treaty
4493:
4198:Subterranean
4086:Radiological
4026:Conventional
3975:
3954:Early modern
3933:
3860:
3797:
3713:
3673:
3635:
3618:
3583:
3572:Combat knife
3562:Flamethrower
3527:
3523:Sniper rifle
3490:
3479:Machine guns
3465:
3402:
3264:
3238:
3228:
3193:
3098:
3067:Organization
3020:
2974:Naval units:
2973:
2969:Signal corps
2931:
2899:Development:
2898:
2888:
2867:Border guard
2830:Intelligence
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