Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given time—with the rest in port or undergoing maintenance.
U.S. supercarriers remain unmatched power projectors, yet maintenance cycles often sideline them. -The Navy’s “rule of thirds ...
The last deployment of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) lasted 239 days, and the nuclear-powered supercarrier could see its ...
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group had its restless monthslong deployment extended recently.
China’s Type 003 Fujian has been commissioned, giving the PLAN its first CATOBAR aircraft carrier with electromagnetic ...
Videos of the blast set off near USS Gerald R. Ford show what the Navy put its new carrier through.
Most recent aircraft carriers have been named for US presidents—but this is not a hard and fast rule, and many other servicemembers and officials have also been honored. The answer is, like the naming ...
China has made major technological progress with its aircraft carriers. But compared to the US Navy, China lacks the decades of experience and trained personnel for operations. China is investing in ...
Uncrewed aircraft manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is revealing new details about its participation in a US Navy (USN) uncrewed fighter programme. The San Diego company ...