| They're definitely total write-offs. Yes* most of the time. The purpose is the Pentagon doesn't want adversaries or anyone else getting their hands on classified gear or aircraft systems because it's basically flying around with a datacenter nowadays. If it's in deep water, NAVSEA may bust out FADOSS gear and make it a OJT exercise for junior recovery personnel. In recent memory, the scorecard is: - Truman (CVN-75): 1: JUL-22, 1: DEC-24 (friendly fire), 1: MAY-25, 1: APR-25 - Nimitz (CVN-68; decomm APR-26): 2: OCT-25 (Consider there are 9 additional carriers too.) Nimitz does an average (mean) of 18.4 arrested landings a day over a span of 52 years. Truman went 75000 landings (10-11 years) without a major mishap once upon a time™. ~7-8k fixed-wing landings per year per ship, roughly. |