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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Spotted Off Taiwan In Satellite Imagery
Liaoning (16)

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Spotted Off Taiwan In Satellite Imagery

By Stetson Payne, detresfa_

Posted on May 14, 2022

Nimitz class life extended under new shipbuilding plan
Nimitz Class

Nimitz Class Carriers Could Serve Longer Under New Shipbuilding Plan

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 21, 2022

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

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

By James Deboer

Updated on Apr 8, 2022

USS Gerald R. Ford’s Captain On Why The Carrier’s New Island Design Works
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

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

By Howard Altman

Updated on Apr 7, 2022

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

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

By James Deboer, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 19, 2022

USS Carl Vinson Was Back To Flight Operations Just 45 Minutes After An F-35 Crashed Into Its Deck
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 17, 2022

F-35C ‘Super Squadrons’ Of Up To 20 Aircraft Could Populate Future Carrier Decks
Carriers

F-35C ‘Super Squadrons’ Of Up To 20 Aircraft Could Populate Future Carrier Decks

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 17, 2022

Three NATO Carrier Groups Are Exercising Together In The Mediterranean
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

Three NATO Carrier Groups Are Exercising Together In The Mediterranean

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 7, 2022

Video Showing Harrowing F-35 Crash Aboard USS Carl Vinson Leaked (Updated)
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)

Video Showing Harrowing F-35 Crash Aboard USS Carl Vinson Leaked (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 7, 2022

The F-35C’s Radar-Absorbent Skin Is Looking Pretty Rough After Months At Sea
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)

The F-35C’s Radar-Absorbent Skin Is Looking Pretty Rough After Months At Sea

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 30, 2022

F-14 Flyer Looks Back At What Made The Soon To Be Scrapped USS Kitty Hawk Special
Kitty Hawk Class

F-14 Flyer Looks Back At What Made The Soon To Be Scrapped USS Kitty Hawk Special

By Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka

Posted on Jan 28, 2022

Video Shows The Last Moments Of The Navy’s F-35C Before It Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)

Video Shows The Last Moments Of The Navy’s F-35C Before It Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 28, 2022

Two U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Are Operating In The South China Sea After Massive Show Of Force
USS Abraham Linclon (CVN-72)

Two U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Are Operating In The South China Sea After Massive Show Of Force

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jan 24, 2022

F-35C Accident Aboard Carrier In South China Sea Forces Pilot To Eject, Injures Seven Sailors (Updated)
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)

F-35C Accident Aboard Carrier In South China Sea Forces Pilot To Eject, Injures Seven Sailors (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 24, 2022

Navy Puts Carrier Under NATO Control As Russian Ships Converge On The Mediterranean
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

Navy Puts Carrier Under NATO Control As Russian Ships Converge On The Mediterranean

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 24, 2022

Photo Emerges Of Crashed British F-35B After It Was Hauled Out Of The Mediterranean
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

Photo Emerges Of Crashed British F-35B After It Was Hauled Out Of The Mediterranean

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 21, 2022

Famed Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Is On Her Final Voyage To The Scrapper’s Torch
Kitty Hawk Class

Famed Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Is On Her Final Voyage To The Scrapper’s Torch

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 18, 2022

USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated)
Nimitz Class

USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 10, 2022

French Rafale Naval Fighters Are Headed To India For Ski Jump Carrier Launch Tests
INS Vikrant

French Rafale Naval Fighters Are Headed To India For Ski Jump Carrier Launch Tests

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 3, 2022

China Releases Image Of Japanese Carrier Sailing Right Alongside Its Own Carrier
Liaoning (16)

China Releases Image Of Japanese Carrier Sailing Right Alongside Its Own Carrier

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 30, 2021

The Saga Of The Navy’s Newest Carrier’s Problem-Plagued Weapons Elevators Appears To Be Over
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

The Saga Of The Navy’s Newest Carrier’s Problem-Plagued Weapons Elevators Appears To Be Over

By Brian O'Rourke

Updated on Dec 23, 2021

The Wreck Of A Crashed British F-35 Has Been Pulled Out Of The Mediterranean
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

The Wreck Of A Crashed British F-35 Has Been Pulled Out Of The Mediterranean

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 8, 2021

Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Goes Aboard A Carrier For The First Time
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)

Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Goes Aboard A Carrier For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 3, 2021

Dramatic Footage Supposedly Of The Moment An F-35 Crashed Off A British Carrier Emerges
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

Dramatic Footage Supposedly Of The Moment An F-35 Crashed Off A British Carrier Emerges

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 29, 2021

Britain Wants America’s Help In The Race To Retrieve Its Crashed F-35 Off The Seafloor
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

Britain Wants America’s Help In The Race To Retrieve Its Crashed F-35 Off The Seafloor

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 18, 2021

HMS Queen Elizabeth Is First British Carrier To Send Jets Into Combat In Over Two Decades (Updated)
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

HMS Queen Elizabeth Is First British Carrier To Send Jets Into Combat In Over Two Decades (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 17, 2021

F-35 From The Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Has Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

F-35 From The Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Has Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 17, 2021

China Built A Mothership For Training Its Forces To Defend Against Drone Swarms
Carriers

China Built A Mothership For Training Its Forces To Defend Against Drone Swarms

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 11, 2021

China’s Carrier-Capable Naval Stealth Fighter Has Flown
Carriers

China’s Carrier-Capable Naval Stealth Fighter Has Flown

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 29, 2021

America’s Troubled New Aircraft Carrier Will Finally Go On Its First Deployment Next Year
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

America’s Troubled New Aircraft Carrier Will Finally Go On Its First Deployment Next Year

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 26, 2021

The ex-USS John F. Kennedy left Philadelphia today on its final voyage, a trip to a Texas scrapyard.
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)

The Navy’s Last Conventionally Powered Aircraft Carriers Have Been Sold For Literal Pennies

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 6, 2021

F-35B Stealth Fighters Operate From A Japanese Aircraft Carrier For The First Time
JS Izumo

F-35B Stealth Fighters Operate From A Japanese Aircraft Carrier For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 5, 2021

Marine Corps F-35s Are About To Be The First Fighters To Fly From A Japanese Carrier Since WWII
JS Izumo

Marine Corps F-35s Are About To Be The First Fighters To Fly From A Japanese Carrier Since WWII

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 5, 2021

Royal Navy Is Experimenting With Launching Jet-Powered Drones From Its New Carriers
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

Royal Navy Is Experimenting With Launching Jet-Powered Drones From Its New Carriers

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 1, 2021

Looking To The Past And Thinking Of The Present As We Reflect On 9/11 And Never Forgetting
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)

Looking To The Past And Thinking Of The Present As We Reflect On 9/11 And Never Forgetting

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 11, 2021

Mysterious New Electronic Warfare System Spotted On U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers
USS Abraham Linclon (CVN-72)

Mysterious New Electronic Warfare System Spotted On U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 6, 2021

India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Has Gone To Sea For The First Time
INS Vikrant

India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Has Gone To Sea For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

Rare Sight Of Two Supercarriers Docked In San Diego With Their Decks Packed With Aircraft (Updated)
USS Abraham Linclon (CVN-72)

Rare Sight Of Two Supercarriers Docked In San Diego With Their Decks Packed With Aircraft (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 2, 2021

British And Chinese Aircraft Carriers Both Underway In The Tense South China Sea (Updated)
Liaoning (16)

British And Chinese Aircraft Carriers Both Underway In The Tense South China Sea (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 30, 2021

British Carrier Joins Forces With U.S. Flattop And Amphibious Assault Ship In Gulf Of Aden
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

British Carrier Joins Forces With U.S. Flattop And Amphibious Assault Ship In Gulf Of Aden

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 13, 2021

F-35B From British Carrier Flies Over Russian Forces Training To Sink Enemy Warships
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

F-35B From British Carrier Flies Over Russian Forces Training To Sink Enemy Warships

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 28, 2021

Shocking Images: America’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Endures Explosive Tests Off Florida (Updated)
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

Shocking Images: America’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Endures Explosive Tests Off Florida (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 20, 2021

South Korea Is Looking At Building A Way Bigger Carrier Than We Thought
Carriers

South Korea Is Looking At Building A Way Bigger Carrier Than We Thought

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 10, 2021

Close-Up Photo Shows China’s New Aircraft Carrier Rapidly Taking Shape
Liaoning (16)

Close-Up Photo Shows China’s New Aircraft Carrier Rapidly Taking Shape

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 4, 2021

British Carrier Joins U.S. Amphibious Forces In North Atlantic In A Vision Of What’s To Come
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

British Carrier Joins U.S. Amphibious Forces In North Atlantic In A Vision Of What’s To Come

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 19, 2021

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 3, 2021

The Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese Lagoon
Carriers

The Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese Lagoon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 15, 2021

U.S. And Chinese Carrier Groups Mass In The South China Sea
Liaoning (16)

U.S. And Chinese Carrier Groups Mass In The South China Sea

By Adam Kehoe

Posted on Apr 11, 2021

China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako Strait
Liaoning (16)

China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako Strait

By Adam Kehoe

Updated on Apr 4, 2021

This Is The Early Warning Radar Helicopter The Royal Navy Could Have Had
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

This Is The Early Warning Radar Helicopter The Royal Navy Could Have Had

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 1, 2021

Navy’s Aviation Boss Lays Out Big Vision For Drone-Packed Carriers Of The Future
Carriers

Navy’s Aviation Boss Lays Out Big Vision For Drone-Packed Carriers Of The Future

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 1, 2021

Now The UK Wants To Add Combat Drones To Its Aircraft Carriers, But Is It Really Feasible?
Carriers

Now The UK Wants To Add Combat Drones To Its Aircraft Carriers, But Is It Really Feasible?

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 24, 2021

The Navy Experimented With Turning Its Attack Jets Into Submarine Hunters 50 Years Ago
Essex Class

The Navy Experimented With Turning Its Attack Jets Into Submarine Hunters 50 Years Ago

By Kevin Noonan

Posted on Mar 18, 2021

The Pentagon Is Once Again Considering Early Retirement For One Of Its Aircraft Carriers
USS George Washington (CVN-73)

The Pentagon Is Once Again Considering Early Retirement For One Of Its Aircraft Carriers

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 11, 2021

Navy Tests Autonomous Aerial Supply Drone From Its Newest Supercarrier
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

Navy Tests Autonomous Aerial Supply Drone From Its Newest Supercarrier

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 24, 2021

Two U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Just Teamed Up In The South China Sea
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

Two U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Just Teamed Up In The South China Sea

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 9, 2021

Navy Looking At America And Ford Class Derivatives In New Light Aircraft Carrier Studies
Ford Class

Navy Looking At America And Ford Class Derivatives In New Light Aircraft Carrier Studies

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 2, 2021

Flood Of Chinese Aircraft South Of Taiwan Continues Days After Mock Attack Runs On U.S. Carrier
USS Theordore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

Flood Of Chinese Aircraft South Of Taiwan Continues Days After Mock Attack Runs On U.S. Carrier

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 1, 2021

Iran’s Missiles Landing Within 100 Miles Of A U.S. Carrier Is Provocative But Not Much Else
Nimitz Class

Iran’s Missiles Landing Within 100 Miles Of A U.S. Carrier Is Provocative But Not Much Else

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 17, 2021

Russia Should Ditch Its Cursed Aircraft Carrier And Focus On Its Two New Amphibious Assault Ships
Admiral Kuznetsov

Russia Should Ditch Its Cursed Aircraft Carrier And Focus On Its Two New Amphibious Assault Ships

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 14, 2021

USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Ordered Back To Middle East Due To Iran Threat (Updated)
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Ordered Back To Middle East Due To Iran Threat (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 4, 2021

Reflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine Hunter
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)

Reflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine Hunter

By Kevin Noonan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

Watch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian Navy
Carriers

Watch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian Navy

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 21, 2020

Navy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker Drones
Carriers

Navy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker Drones

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 10, 2020