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carrier battle group

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A standing naval task group consisting of a carrier, surface combatants, and submarines as assigned in direct support, operating in mutual support with the task of destroying hostile submarine, surface, and air forces within the group's assigned operational area and striking at targets along hostile shore lines or projecting fire power inland. Also called CVBG.


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Navies of great powers with more than 10 aircraft carrier battle groups with strategic military objectives have a different purpose from countries with only one or two carriers used for offshore defence," he said, apparently in reference to the United States which has 11, according to the FT.
carrier battle group was returning to its home port in Japan after China suddenly canceled a long-scheduled holiday port call in Hong Kong.
The E-2D, which is designed to provide all-weather airborne early warning and command and control functions for a carrier battle group, will feature the new APY-9 radar in a newly designed rotodome which includes 360[degrees] coverage with an Active Electronically Scanned Array.
 
 
 
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