The video challenges the idea that a small carrier can simply embark a perfectly tailored group for each operation. A force chosen for strike or air defence may suddenly need more helicopters for disaster relief, or a supposedly limited deployment may turn into a peer conflict. Flying one group home and sending another out is most feasible when a major power controls the operational tempo. Even the United States faces this problem when its carrier air wings and deployment cycles are stretched by global demand.
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Why a tailored air wing can become a trap
A small mission-specific air wing saves space until war, disaster, or a peer opponent changes the task faster than the carrier can exchange aircraft.