With the US Navy’s biggest power projectors, aircraft carriers, kept away, China’s carriers will have free reign to operate and intimidate. This, of course, is the purpose behind China’s ...

The article discusses the U.S. Navy's Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, developed to replace the aging Nimitz-class vessels. Despite being the most expensive warships ever ...

There are few things that have changed naval tactics and logistics quite like the advent and ubiquity of the aircraft carrier. With more aircraft carriers in service than any other country ...

Impact Link Researchers say they found evidence that China has built a prototype nuclear reactor to power a large warship, like an aircraft carrier. Such a development could mark a major step ...

Open-source satellite imagery has captured a Chinese naval formation, led by one of the country's three aircraft carriers, underway in the contested waters of the South China Sea. The Philippines ...

The purpose of the vessel is still not clear. On Nov. 26 2024, a mysterious aircraft carrier-like ship was seen departing Guangzhou shipyard, China, under its own power. Contents A mysterious flat ...

Some critics view aircraft carriers as expensive “white elephants,” questioning their relevance in modern defence and highlighting their substantial costs. In an age of cyber threats, asymmetric ...

A U.S. aircraft carrier entered the contested South China Sea this week, following a surge deployment that had seen it retasked to the Middle East for combat operations. In China, two aircraft ...

featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as well as the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington. The "Freedom Edge" exercise is a response to what the South Korean ...

NEW DELHI--India is preparing to relaunch its INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier after a major refit, a critical step toward fulfilling its plan to deploy two carrier battle groups as it seeks to ...