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The Nimitz class USS Theodore Roosevelt has become the first U.S. Navy supercarrier with a Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC) fully capable of supporting the forthcoming MQ-25 Stingray tanker drone.
USS Theordore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

USS Theodore Roosevelt Is The First Carrier With A Drone Control Center Ready For MQ-25 Stingray Ops

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted Yesterday

TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG).
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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: August 3, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Aug 3, 2026

Fleet tracker for the week of July 28th 2026.
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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: July 28, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jul 28, 2026

TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG), using publicly available open-source information.
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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: July 20, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jul 20, 2026

A very large and interesting-looking vessel is taking shape at a shipyard in southeastern China. What can be seen of it so far points strongly to it being the largest naval resupply ship anywhere in the world.
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China Is Building A Monster Supply Ship For Its Carrier Groups

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 17, 2026

The U.S. Navy is envisioning a future force of carrier-based uncrewed aircraft capable of attacking enemy forces at least 1,000 nautical miles away from the ship.
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Navy Wants 1,000 Mile Combat Radius For Carrier Based Tactical Drone Fleets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 16, 2026

TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG)
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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: July 13, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jul 14, 2026

The U.S. Navy is evaluating new ways to ensure it can still conduct carrier landing touch-and-go training, at least in the virtual realm, as it moves ahead with plans to replace its T-45 Goshawk fleet.
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Carrier Qualifications Still Happening For A Few Navy Fighter Pilots In Training

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 10, 2026

The U.S. Navy's Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has been underway for 210 straight days – well over half a year – in support of Operation Epic Fury and the subsequent blockade of Iran.
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

Supercarrier USS Abraham Lincoln Passes 200 Consecutive Days At Sea Mark

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jul 9, 2026

Apparently for the first time, an image has appeared showing a Chinese J-15T carrier-based fighter launching while carrying four anti-ship missiles. The photo offers the clearest indication so far that China’s rapidly evolving carrier force is overcoming one of its longstanding operational constraints: getting heavily loaded strike fighters airborne from its flattops.
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Chinese J-15 Fighter Seen Launching From A Carrier With Four Anti-Ship Missiles For First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 9, 2026

TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG)
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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: July 7, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jul 7, 2026

02 Jul 2026 – F-35B fighters launching from HMS Prince of Wales to intercept a Russian military aircraft Royal Navy F-35B fighters of UK Carrier Strike Group launched from HMS Prince of Wales to intercept a Russian Tupolev Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, NATO name 'Bear'. The 809NAS pilots launched F-35B fighters to intercept the Russian long-range maritime patrol bomber on the afternoon of the 2 July as it transited close to the Strike Group, north west of Norway in the Norwegian Sea. Image shows a Sonobuoy being deployed from the Russian Aircraft by parachute. When it hits the water it deploys an underwater microphone which listens for propeller and engine sounds. This information is then relayed back to the Aircraft. UK Carrier Strike Group is under the command of NATO as it continues operations in the High North and Arctic as part of the Arctic Sentry framework. The Strike Group’s headquarters is embarked in HMS Prince of Wales whilst it conducts Operation Firecrest after sailing from Portsmouth in April. The deployment to date has seen the Strike Group working with Allies and partner nations in the region, demonstrating its ability to operate effectively in a complex and strategically significant region while focused on NATO’s drive of preserving peace, security and cooperation in the Arctic.
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Russian Tu-142 Bear Drops Sonobuoys During Close Encounter With British Carrier

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 6, 2026

The Royal Navy has successfully launched a strike-capable drone from a ship at sea, marking a significant step forward in the UK’s drive to create a hybrid naval force to defend against evolving threats. Working with British Army colleagues, sailors on experimentation ship XV Patrick Blackett launched the Nyan One Way Effector drone during recent trials off the south coast of England. Already tested extensively during land exercises, the autonomous drone was taken to sea to explore how it could be operated from a ship. Pre-programmed to fly to a specific target, the system was flown from a launcher installed on the ship’s deck.
Queen Elizabeth Class

Royal Navy’s Sea Launch Of Combat-Proven Nyan Kamikaze Drone Points To Fleet’s ‘Hybrid’ Future

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 3, 2026

TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG)
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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: June 29, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jun 29, 2026

A C-2A Greyhound, attached to the “Rawhides” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40, approaches Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while making the last ever arrested landing by a Greyhound on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean, June 25, 2026. Nimitz is underway taking part in Fleet Exercise (FLEETEX) 250, a series of structured multilateral training events at-sea, aimed at building cohesiveness, validating tactical procedures, and strengthening the interoperability of participating units—which include warships, aircraft, and crews from the U.S. and 13 partner and allied nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter K. McHaddad)
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

The C-2 Greyhound Has Made Its Last Landing Aboard A Carrier

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jun 29, 2026

The images of T-1 Nimitz still underscore just how big even the demonstrator design is compared to other aircraft in the Navy's carrier air wings.
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

MQ-25 Stingray Demonstrator Goes Aboard USS Nimitz For 250th U.S. Anniversary Celebrations

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 29, 2026