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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 22, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jun 22, 2026

America's aircraft carriers and deployed big-deck amphibious assault ships are as of June 15, 2026 by TWZ
Carrier Tracker

America’s Naval Force Posture Largely Unchanged With Iran Ceasefire Deal On The Horizon

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jun 15, 2026

TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG)
Carrier Tracker

Iwo Jima Completes Deployment, Nimitz Heading Back To The United States

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jun 8, 2026

TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG).
Carrier Tracker

Littoral Combat Force Takes Up Station In Caribbean Under Navy’s New Deployment Concept

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jun 1, 2026

Where are the aircraft carriers?
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Where Are The Carriers As Of May 26, 2026: Nimitz Arrives In The Caribbean

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on May 26, 2026

This summer, the U.S. Navy will demonstrate the ability of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, with its two A1B nuclear reactors, to power a base on land.
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford To Act As Floating Nuclear Power Plant For Facilities On Land

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 24, 2026

Tracking U.S. Aircraft Carriers As of May 17 2026
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Where Are The Carriers As Of May 17, 2026: Ford Is Finally Home

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on May 18, 2026

Where Are The Carriers As Of May 11, 2026: 20 Warships Enforce Iran Blockade
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Where Are The Carriers As Of May 11, 2026: 20 Warships Enforce Iran Blockade

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Updated on May 11, 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 Carriers As Of May 3, 2026: Ford Finally Heads Home

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on May 4, 2026

Carrier Tracker As of April 26, 2026
Carrier Tracker

Carrier Tracker As of April 26, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Apr 26, 2026

The U.S. Navy has shared details about what looks to be a previously undisclosed effort to rapidly arm ships in two carrier strike groups with radar-guided Longbow Hellfire missiles to protect against drones.
Carriers

Navy Rushing To Arm Carrier Strike Groups With Hellfire Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 23, 2026

The Navy has been taking a deep look at the design and capabilities, and associated costs, of the Ford class as compared to the older Nimitz class.
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

Ford Class Review Puts Navy’s Future Carrier Plans Into Question

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 22, 2026

The U.S. Navy has disclosed the test of an AeroVironment LOCUST laser counter-drone system aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush.
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)

Navy Fires Drone-Frying LOCUST Laser From Supercarrier USS George H.W. Bush

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 20, 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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Carrier Tracker As of April 20, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Apr 20, 2026

TWZ Carrier Tracker as of April 12 2026 monitoring American carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups.
Carrier Tracker

Carrier Tracker As of April 12, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Apr 13, 2026

Where are the carriers graphic.
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Carrier Tracker As Of April 3, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Apr 3, 2026