is now essentially a royal yacht, with its Harrier jets grounded due to a lack of spare parts. These carriers highlight the complexities of managing advanced naval aviation platforms. Aircraft ...

Notably, CVN-65, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, served from 1961 to 2012 ... During the First World War, the ...

"The primary mission of an aircraft carrier is to fly aircraft, and we need to be able to replenish the jet fuel without having to pull in port." During a RAS, Ford's V-4 division, responsible for ...

A United States aircraft carrier returned to the South China Sea this week, following a five-day visit to Malaysia, while a Chinese "flattop" conducted a new round of sea trials. USS Carl Vinson ...

Although technically not called an "aircraft carrier," the Maritime Self-Defense Force's largest destroyer has begun sea trials following modifications to allow fighter jets to take off and land ...

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 ...

The ex-aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy began its final journey to the scrapyard. The decommissioned vessel was the last conventionally powered flattop built by the US Navy. The Kennedy namesake will ...

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 ...

A United States aircraft carrier reached the South China Sea this week, following a westward transit via the Philippines, while all Chinese "flattops" remained pierside. This came as China ...