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smoke billows following an Israeli air strike that targeted a house in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the Lebanese-Israeli border on June 21, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on June 21, that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not turn Lebanon into "another Gaza." (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP) (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)

War Drums Grow Louder Along The Israel-Lebanon Border

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 25 7:58 PM EDT
China's first example of a new class of big deck amphibious assault ship, which may also be able to act as drone-focused light aircraft carrier, is continuing to take shape, and that shape is big.

China’s Type 076 Is Shaping Up To Be A Monster Amphibious Warship

By Joseph Trevithick
May 29 12:32 PM EDT
Congress says the Navy's CMV-22B Ospreys can only fly 30 minutes from a divert airfield, limiting their ability to provide carrier onboard delivery services.

Navy CMV-22B Ospreys Only Allowed To Fly 30 Minutes From A Divert Airfield: Congress

By Howard Altman
May 14 3:19 PM EDT
China’s latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, appears poised to leave port to begin its first at-sea trials. The development comes soon after five aircraft mockups appeared on the deck of the flattop, as you can read about here. Once the Fujian goes to sea, it will mark a hugely important step in the development of China’s naval aviation, with the carrier being the first of its kind to be fully locally designed and also its first to launch aircraft via catapults rather than by a ‘ski jump’ takeoff ramp.

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Pulls Away From Its Pier Ahead Of Sea Trials

By Thomas Newdick
Apr 29 12:44 PM EDT
Mockups seen on the deck of the Chinese carrier Fujian

Deck Of China’s Nearly Complete Carrier Now Hosting Multiple Aircraft Mockups

By Oliver Parken
Apr 16 8:09 PM EDT
New AIM-9X configuration for the super hornet and growler.

F/A-18 Super Hornets Now Flying With Four AIM-9Xs From USS Eisenhower To Counter Drones

By Tyler Rogoway
Apr 10 8:07 PM EDT
Navy's CCA vision

Navy’s Vision For Disposable Carrier-Based Loyal Wingman Drones Comes Into Focus

By Joseph Trevithick
Apr 10 6:02 PM EDT
Drone kill marks on F/A-18E Super Hornet from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

Navy Super Hornets Are Now Wearing Houthi Drone Kill Marks

By Tyler Rogoway
Mar 19 5:49 PM EDT
The Indian Navy’s two MiG-29K/KUB squadrons, INAS 300 “White Tigers” and INAS 303 “Black Panthers” embarked the carriers during Exercise Milan 2024.

India Conducted Dual Aircraft Carrier Drills For The First Time

By Angad Singh
Mar 18 6:02 PM EDT
J-15 AND J-35 MOCKUPS ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER LIAONING

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Heads To Sea With Mockup J-35 Stealth Fighter

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 29 12:56 PM EST
China carrier J-35

Mockup Of China’s Stealthy J-35 Fighter Appears On Unexpected Aircraft Carrier

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 13 6:18 PM EST
Queen Elizabeth class carrier HMS Prince of Wales departing Portsmouth, February 12, 2024

Royal Navy Carrier Sails For NATO Exercise Amid Readiness Concerns

By Oliver Parken
Feb 12 9:38 PM EST
Concept 2 sub-scale model on display at the World Defense Show

This Is BAE Systems’ Reworked, Stealthier Uncrewed Combat Aircraft Concept

By Oliver Parken
Feb 6 10:33 PM EST
Super Hornets from the aircraft carrier Dwight David Eisenhower struck Houthi missile installations today.

Red Sea Ship Attacks Continue After Super Hornets Strike Missiles

By Howard Altman
Jan 18 9:29 PM EST
Pictured is HMS Westminster 30NM off the British coast.

Royal Navy Forced To Retire Frigates Due To Personnel Shortages: Report

By Oliver Parken
Jan 6 4:24 PM EST
A new target on a range in northwestern China is clearly a full-scale representation of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.

China Has New Full-Scale Target Of America’s Ford Supercarrier

By Joseph Trevithick
Jan 4 7:40 PM EST
People's Liberation Army Navy Type 003, Fujian, pictured during a CCTV news segment

Our Best Look At China’s Nearly Completed New Aircraft Carrier

By Oliver Parken
Jan 2 7:54 PM EST
Mojave drone landing on HMS Prince of Wales

Mojave Drone’s Carrier Debut Shown In Greater Detail In Video

By Joseph Trevithick, Oliver Parken
Dec 12 5:36 PM EST
Royal Navy Activates First F-35B Unit, Big Decisions On Type’s Future Loom

Royal Navy Activates First F-35B Unit, Big Decisions On Type’s Future Loom

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 8 1:44 PM EST
Pictures and videos show testing of the catapults on the Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian, which is still being fitted out, has begun.

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Begins Catapult Testing

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 27 3:49 PM EST
Mojave Drone lands on aircraft carrier

Mojave Drone Flies From British Aircraft Carrier

By Thomas Newdick
Nov 17 2:38 PM EST
Israel airstrike hamas gaza

Israel Declares State Of War, U.S. Navy Carrier Group Redirected

By Tyler Rogoway
Oct 8 6:14 PM EDT
Russia Su-33 from the air wing of Admiral Kuznetsov, post crash

Su-33 Carrier Landing Crash Aftermath Seen In New Video

By Oliver Parken
Oct 2 5:20 PM EDT
A newly released report on the crash of a British F-35B into the Mediterranean Sea in 2021 includes a picture of the jet on the seafloor.

F-35 Crash Report Includes Sonar Image Of It On Seafloor

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 11 7:54 PM EDT
china-us-shipbuilding-gap

Alarming Navy Intel Slide Warns Of China’s 200 Times Greater Shipbuilding Capacity

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 11 1:25 PM EDT
Royal Navy CATOBAR QE

Royal Navy Wants To Refit Its Carriers With Catapults, Arresting Wires

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 2 6:45 PM EDT
Ford Norway carrier

USS Gerald R. Ford Makes Historic Visit To Norway On Its Inaugural Cruise

By Oliver Parken
May 24 7:46 PM EDT
USS Gerald R. Ford Has Finally Set Sail On Its First Full Deployment

USS Gerald R. Ford Has Finally Set Sail On Its First Full Deployment

By Joseph Trevithick
May 2 7:59 PM EDT
Chinese Carrier Recently Sailed Near Guam, Enters South China Sea

Chinese Carrier Recently Sailed Near Guam, Enters South China Sea

By Joseph Trevithick
Apr 25 3:22 PM EDT
JS Kaga pictured at at a dock in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 20

Japan’s Converted F-35B Carrier Leaves Dock Sporting New Bow

By Oliver Parken
Apr 21 6:01 PM EDT
USS Nimitz inactivation process begins

Planning For Dismantling USS Nimitz Has Begun

By Emma Helfrich
Apr 14 2:57 PM EDT
Admiral Kuznetsov pictured in May 2022

Russia’s Accident-Prone Aircraft Carrier Has No Crew

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Apr 10 8:39 PM EDT
China PLAN carrier J-15

China Simulates Attacking Taiwan From All Sides With Help From Its Carrier Force

By Thomas Newdick
Apr 10 4:37 PM EDT
New Chinese Carrier Concept Looks A Lot Like U.S. Navy’s Ford Class

New Chinese Carrier Concept Looks A Lot Like U.S. Navy’s Ford Class

By Joseph Trevithick
Apr 7 7:24 PM EDT
Navy Carrier-Based Drones Will Be Able To Be Controlled By The Air Force

Navy Carrier-Based Drones Will Be Able To Be Controlled By The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick
Apr 5 1:01 PM EDT
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov leaves drydock

Russia’s Disaster-Plagued Aircraft Carrier Finally Left Its Drydock

By Emma Helfrich
Feb 21 10:32 PM EST
LCA NAVY

First Fighters Land Aboard India’s First Homegrown Aircraft Carrier

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 6 4:32 PM EST
SAO PAULO CARRIER

Brazil Plans To Sink Its Asbestos-Riddled Aircraft Carrier In The Atlantic

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 2 2:53 PM EST
WZ-7 Soaring Dragon China

Japanese Fighters Intercept China’s High-Flying WZ-7 Drone For First Time

By Thomas Newdick
Jan 2 1:55 PM EST
SHANDONG CV-17

Mock Attack On U.S. Navy Vessels Underway During Chinese Fighter’s ‘Unsafe Intercept’

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 30 12:31 PM EST
Admiral Kuznetsov in Murmansk

Russia’s Unfortunate Aircraft Carrier Has Caught Fire Again

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick
Dec 22 2:12 PM EST
Five NATO Aircraft Carriers Are Currently Operating In European Waters

Five NATO Aircraft Carriers Are Currently Operating In European Waters

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 17 7:55 PM EST
PA-Ng

This Is What France’s Giant Future Aircraft Carrier Will Look Like

By Oliver Parken
Oct 20 3:58 PM EDT
USS Gerald R Ford deployment

Navy’s New USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Finally Deploys For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 4 4:08 PM EDT
Thermal Radar China Carrier

This Spinning Camera On China’s Aircraft Carrier Is A Key Defense System

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Sep 30 2:09 PM EDT
CVX_MODEL_OFFICIALS

South Korea Drops Aircraft Carrier Ambitions, Doubles Down On Submarines

By Thomas Newdick
Sep 1 1:48 PM EDT
Navy Super Hornet That Blew Off Carrier’s Deck Back In U.S. Hands

Navy Super Hornet That Blew Off Carrier’s Deck Back In U.S. Hands

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 8 12:23 PM EDT
J-15S_PLAN

Our Best Look Yet At China’s J-15S Two-Seat Carrier-Capable Fighter

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 1 7:40 PM EDT
Our First Clear Look At China’s KJ-600 Carrier-Based Radar Plane’s Nose

Our First Clear Look At China’s KJ-600 Carrier-Based Radar Plane’s Nose

By Emma Helfrich
Jul 25 10:07 PM EDT
Watch F/A-18 Super Hornets Complete Ski-Jump Tests For Indian Navy (Updated)

Watch F/A-18 Super Hornets Complete Ski-Jump Tests For Indian Navy (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich
Jul 20 7:24 PM EDT
Iran Drone Ship

Iran Unveils Ominous New Naval ‘Drone-Carrier Division’

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Jul 17 6:38 PM EDT
MIG29 wireframe Indian Navy

This Wacky Wireframe Fighter Replica Is Used On India’s Newest Carrier

By Emma Helfrich
Jul 11 10:12 PM EDT
Fujian Aircraft Carrier launch

China Launches The Fujian, Its Most Capable Aircraft Carrier Yet (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 17 4:46 AM EDT
A satellite image showing China's still-under-construction Type 003 aircraft carrier at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai on June 14, 2022.

New Chinese Aircraft Carrier’s Dry Dock Is Flooded, Launch Imminent

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 14 2:56 PM EDT
Tankers off southern california with USS Nimitz

Mysterious Exercise Off Baja Brought Nellis AFB, USS Nimitz Aircraft Together

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Jun 8 4:20 PM EDT
Embraer Carrier Top Gun Maverick

I Bet You’ve Never Seen A Private Jet Fly An Approach To An Aircraft Carrier Before

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway
Jun 6 8:09 PM EDT
Pictures reportedly showing an array of drones on the deck of the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong.

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Seen With A Fleet Of Drones On Its Deck

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 2 12:08 PM EDT
A picture showing the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov inside a new drydock at the 35th Shipyard in Murmansk overlaid on a satellite image of the drydock.

Russia’s Cursed Aircraft Carrier Is Finally In A Drydock That Can’t Sink

By Joseph Trevithick
May 20 3:24 PM EDT
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Spotted Off Taiwan In Satellite Imagery

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Spotted Off Taiwan In Satellite Imagery

By Stetson Payne, detresfa_
May 14 1:21 PM EDT
Nimitz class life extended under new shipbuilding plan

Nimitz Class Carriers Could Serve Longer Under New Shipbuilding Plan

By Howard Altman
Apr 21 6:57 PM EDT
Aboard The Marine’s First F-35B-Packed ‘Lightning Carrier’ (Updated)

Aboard The Marine’s First F-35B-Packed ‘Lightning Carrier’ (Updated)

By James Deboer
Apr 8 6:49 PM EDT
USS Gerald R. Ford’s Captain On Why The Carrier’s New Island Design Works

USS Gerald R. Ford’s Captain On Why The Carrier’s New Island Design Works

By Howard Altman
Apr 7 5:29 PM EDT
Marines To Test Lightning Carrier Concept With 20 F-35Bs Aboard USS Tripoli This April

Marines To Test Lightning Carrier Concept With 20 F-35Bs Aboard USS Tripoli This April

By James Deboer, Tyler Rogoway
Mar 18 11:06 PM EDT
USS Carl Vinson Was Back To Flight Operations Just 45 Minutes After An F-35 Crashed Into Its Deck

USS Carl Vinson Was Back To Flight Operations Just 45 Minutes After An F-35 Crashed Into Its Deck

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 17 6:00 PM EST