One of the greatest engineering feats in history, the modern U.S. nuclear carrier is a masterpiece of technology, and the flagship of the fleet. With RIMPAC, the world’s largest and most comprehensive ...

The United States Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington is expected to be sailing Argentine Sea waters in May as part of her continental tour, which will include other ...

The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...

Although technically not called an "aircraft carrier," the Maritime Self-Defense Force's largest destroyer has begun sea trials following modifications to allow fighter jets to take off and land ...

VAQ-130 / DET-1 on the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CVA 64) in Vietnam, from 1970 – 1972. When the Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War broke out, Dick served on the carrier USS JOHN F KENNEDY ...

The Gerald R. Ford class is the future aircraft carrier replacement class for Enterprise and Nimitz class aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport ...

The company has been lending support for the aircraft carrier programs as well. In April 2023, General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) was awarded a $847 million contract to repair, maintain ...

China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, set out on its first sea trial on Wednesday, state media has reported. "At about 8 o'clock on May 1, China's third aircraft carrier Fujian unmoored from ...

China has developed land-based anti-ship missiles to force carriers to operate so far from targets that manned aircraft might become ... The newest carrier, the U.S.S. Gerald R.

A Nimitz-class carrier displaces a full load of 100,000 tons. It's real offensive capability, though, resides with her airwing. She carries around 60 aircraft (after all, you cannot have an ...