How a carrier group counters a saturation strike

Can a carrier group defend itself against a Russian-style saturation strike?

Yes, through layered fighters, missiles, close-in weapons, and electronic warfare, provided the raid is detected and aircraft can be launched in time.

A modern missile saturation strike presents the same concentration problem seen in earlier massed air raids, with the attacks around Cape Matapan offered as an analogy. Fighters provide the outer layer by breaking the raid's timing and formation before weapons reach the ships. Surface-to-air missiles, close-in weapons, and electronic warfare then engage whatever survives that interception. A perfectly coordinated surprise remains dangerous, while aircraft already airborne can turn one overwhelming attack into smaller groups that the shipboard layers have a better chance to defeat.