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Carrier Strike Group
A Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is a large naval fleet centered around an aircraft carrier, which provides the primary offensive power. The group includes various support ships for defense and logistics, allowing it to project military power across the globe.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
A Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is a US Navy operational formation for power projection, composed of an aircraft carrier (CVN), its Carrier Air Wing (CVW), and a protective screen of surface combatants like guided-missile cruisers (CG) and destroyers (DDG). This naval task force is designed for sustained, long-range offensive air operations, sea control, and maritime security missions.
BACKGROUND
A carrier strike group (CSG) is a type of carrier battle group of the United States Navy. It is an operational formation composed of roughly 7,500 personnel, usually an aircraft carrier, at least one cruiser, a destroyer squadron of at least two destroyers or frigates, and a carrier air wing of 65 to 70 aircraft. A carrier strike group, on occasion, also includes submarines, attached logistics ships and a supply ship. The carrier strike group commander operationally reports to the commander of the numbered fleet, who is operationally responsible for the area of waters in which the carrier strike group is operating.
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- CSG
- Carrier Battle Group
- CBG
- Naval Strike Group
- Battle Group
- Carrier Task Force
USAGE NOTE
The term officially replaced 'Carrier Battle Group' (CBG) in 2004 to emphasize a shift in mission focus towards power projection and strike capabilities.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Carrier Strike Group.
Through its Newport News Shipbuilding division, HII is the sole designer, builder, and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. Its Ingalls Shipbuilding division also constructs destroyers and other surface combatants that are key components of a Carrier Strike Group.
Develops and manufactures the F-35C Lightning II carrier-variant stealth fighter. The company is also the prime contractor for the Aegis Combat System, the integrated naval weapons system used on the CSG's escort cruisers and destroyers.
Manufactures the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jet and the EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, which form the backbone of a modern U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing.
Provides critical technology for the entire strike group, including the AN/SPY-6 family of radars for carriers and destroyers, Tomahawk cruise missiles, Standard Missiles (SM-3, SM-6) for air and missile defense, and advanced electronic warfare systems.
Builds the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the carrier-based airborne early warning and command and control aircraft that serves as the 'digital quarterback' for the strike group. They also provide key radar, sensor, and unmanned systems.
Through its Bath Iron Works and Electric Boat divisions, General Dynamics is a primary builder of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers and Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines, both of which are integral escorts in a Carrier Strike Group.
Develops and supplies a wide range of technologies for CSG platforms, including electronic warfare systems, advanced naval guns like the Mk 45, autonomous systems, and C5ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) solutions.
Specializes in secure, resilient communications and networking technologies that link the carrier, aircraft, surface ships, and submarines within a strike group, enabling integrated operations and data sharing.