The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...

China’s naval planners desire to have five or six aircraft carriers in their fleet by the 2030s, according to Wang Yunfei, a retired PLAN officer with knowledge about Beijing’s carrier plans.

We are building big, beautiful targets against which ... To continue building legacy systems, like the aircraft carrier, when our enemies have developed cheaper ways of negating the efficacy ...

A United States aircraft carrier received additional firepower during its deployment in the Western Pacific Ocean, following a large Chinese war game conducted in the contested Taiwanese waters.

CNS Shandong, the second Chinese aircraft carrier, conducted "far-seas training events" in the Philippine Sea in April, September, and November last year, the report said, as China's navy ...

Interestingly, the new boats are designed to be operated by 700 fewer crew than the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. Automation is a big deal, and the airwing on this boat is also designed to ...

A recent image captured by BlackSky shows the Shahid Bagheri missing from its berth at an Iranian shipyard.

YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Prefecture—The USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrived at the U.S. naval base here on Nov. 22 for its second deployment to the city. The ship is replacing the USS ...

Satellite images and Chinese documents point to work on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. A nuclear-powered carrier would be a major step toward China's "blue-water" navy ambitions. Researchers ...