Retiring the Harrier was an economic decision. Britain faced a £38 billion defense budget shortfall and couldn't cancel its ...

The Shōkaku, lead ship of Japan’s powerful aircraft carrier class, played a critical role in several major World War II ...

The U.S. Navy said the presence of its aircraft carriers have deterred adversaries from striking against the country's ...

Based on standard aircraft carrier cruising speeds, we can estimate that a carrier will take about six days to perform the ...

In a recent op-ed in the Carroll County Times, “Trump got his WWII history wrong,” Doug Mallouk stated: “Regarding the 80th ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford will depart for Europe next week, a Navy official said on Friday, placing a third American aircraft carrier in closer proximity to Iran as the conflict between Tehran and Tel ...

The Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is set to be deployed, according to the U.S. Navy. Author: Hannah Eason Amado, Associated Press Published: 4:38 PM EDT June 18, 2025 ...

What Happens Next The objectives of this Chinese dual aircraft carrier deployment remain to be seen. It is unclear whether the U.S. will enhance its naval presence in the western Pacific.

The WWII-era Essex-class aircraft carriers were a pivotal development that served as a historic bridge to the modern carrier age. Some experts consider this one of the best classes of aircraft ...

When aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) chops into U.S. Central Command in the coming days, it will be the fifth carrier to operate in the Middle East since the U.S. resumed deployments to the ...

The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier is in the Arabian Sea with the four warships in its strike group. They are not participating in the defense of Israel. But they are positioned to provide security ...

The CSG is led by the Royal Navy's second-in-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, and its eight-month deployment that began in April is known as Operation ‘Highmast'.