Aircraft carriers are often described as unsinkable, protected by some of the most advanced defenses ever built. Yet in late ...

The USS Abraham Lincoln is a huge and powerful aircraft carrier. It has over 60 fighter jets and strong missile defenses.

What is it really costing to get a supercarrier on the bottom when there is nobody shooting back? In 2005, the retired USS America (CV-66) was deployed by the U.S Navy as an experiment, not a send-off ...

US Navy aircraft carriers serve as vital tools of American power projection in the Middle East—and can pack a tremendous ...

The history-making USS Nimitz is scheduled to be retired in May 2026. Officially launched in 1972, it was innovative at the time as an aircraft carrier that utilized nuclear power. The next carrier ...

An aircraft carrier is an enormous and imposing vessel. They also represent gigantic investments in terms of not only money but in development time and other resources. The last thing a nation would ...

The world's largest and most expensive aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean. U.S. Southern Command announced Sunday that the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group had made its way into the ...

While the scope and technology of naval power have evolved immensely in the 80 years since World War II ended, the aircraft carrier continues to be one of the most powerful and important weapons on ...

The Fujian, China’s most advanced carrier, went into official service this week. It brings the country closer to challenging U.S. naval dominance. By Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien Reporting from ...

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given time—with the rest in port or undergoing maintenance. The United States Navy ...

China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has officially entered service, a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the United States on naval supremacy. Chinese ...