Russians, Of Course, "Cannot Fly Formation"(c)/s

Senator and astronaut Kelly, of course, never understood what he was dealing with, when he uttered this, now a meme, idiocy.   

Here, four SU-57s are just maneuvering for Egorov and his TV Zvezda show "Military Acceptance". 

In related news. We all know that Victor David Hanson is a credentialed cretin (as is Pierce Morgan). Here is how this "warfare expert" knows shit about world outside. 

West's media continue the rotation of the same morons like VDH non-stop, and for some reason expect to learn something of substance. No, it is all to create a low-brow show. These all are the signs of decomposition of Western societies and a complete enshittification and uglification of what passes for culture today in the West. 

Yes, one has to be "confident". Being normal and competent? No. 

This Is What Happens ...

 ... when people with zero military and STEM background begin to bloviate on matters they have no gasp of whatsoever. 

For starters, for Mr. Hanson--the US HAS 12 CVNs and 11 CSGs, on paper, but this is not how fleets operate because the US will not be able to deploy all 11 of them simultaneously. Here is a reminder to Mr. Hanson WHAT the US Navy currently "operates". 

As "Prosperity Guardian" (Good Lord, who comes up with these titles?) operation has demonstrated--the old adage about Carrier Strike Groups is just that--old. Didn't work against Houthis, against the power operating supersonic anti-shipping missiles with ranges of not 60 miles but 600+, I have news for Mr. Hanson--it is going to be ugly, and here is a thingy. 

This is the photo of one of the US CVNs in the South China Sea. It is taken from orbit by one of many recon and targeting sats with good optronic and radar channels. This means one thing--the targeting is received and the firing solution for a salvo of supersonic (or hypersonic, wink, wink) missiles is always ready. After that--Salvo Model in place and off we go. The probability of hitting said CVN is described by classic models for missile salvos. 

But I am sure Mr. Hanson knows all of it--with his degree in classics and military "history", I am sure he can deduce all those parameters. I reiterate the issue--US Navy's CSGs are tracked constantly and they are not survivors in real war. What Hanson extolls as a virtue is, in fact, a huge vulnerability of the carrier-centric navy stuck in the WW II mindset. But what do I know?