Could containerized aircraft replace escort carriers?

Will escort carriers return for convoy work, perhaps with uncrewed aircraft?

Dedicated escort carriers are uncertain, but containerized uncrewed aircraft packages on merchant ships could spread anti-submarine and defensive coverage through a convoy.

A return to dedicated escort carriers remains uncertain. Containerized systems aboard merchant ships are considered a more plausible way to provide uncrewed aircraft for convoy work. Anti-submarine warfare is the specific role suggested. Distributing those packages across merchant ships would spread the convoy's defensive capability among several hulls.