A US Navy F-35C Lightning II is seen on the flight deck aboard the USS Carl Vinson, a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
A US Navy F-35C Lightning II is seen on the flight deck aboard the USS Carl Vinson, a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
  • A US admiral said his strike group can "execute the mission regardless of what the threat is."
  • Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello brushed aside concerns about China's "carrier killer" missiles. 
  • China doubled its stockpile of "carrier killer" missiles between 2021 and 2022.

A US admiral has brushed aside concerns that China's "carrier killer" missiles could pose a serious threat to the US naval fleet.