From the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, aircraft carriers ... Instead, the bulk of a carrier's inventory is kept below the flight deck in the hangar bay.

Originally an ocean liner built in 1914, Argus was outfitted with elevators that could move planes from the ship's below-deck hangars ... aircraft carriers faced. In the traditional design ...

With a longer hangar deck, it can carry bigger aircraft like the F-35B. Each ship costs $3.4 billion and has been commissioned since 2013. More from Military & Defense The USS America is the first ...

In an earlier analysis from December, Sutton pointed out that “The fact that the superstructure spans the original deck means that a traditional aircraft carrier layout is not possible.” ...