The USS George Washington, accompanied by the cruiser USS Robert Smalls and the destroyer USS Shoup, participated in dual ...

Official disclosures and open-source satellite imagery reveal the locations of four U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups.

China’s deployment of advanced land-based “carrier killer” missiles, such as the DF-21D and DF-26, has fundamentally ...

The US Navy is plagued by shipbuilding and maintenance issues, and faces a rising China that is rapidly modernizing its naval ...

The United States aircraft carrier USS Nimitz continues to operate in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, as the Chinese navy expands its presence in the Pacific Ocean.

Two aircraft carriers slated to shore up the U.S. Navy now face more construction delays, according to the Navy’s 2026 budget ...

U.S. forces already have a large presence in the Middle East. Now, more ships and aircraft are on their way as tensions with ...

USS Gerald R. Ford's deployment comes as the Pentagon moves more Navy firepower closer to Israel amid its latest clash with ...

A second US aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, satellite photos ...

An aircraft carrier is a vast ship (the world's largest aircraft carrier being over 1,100 feet long) that serves as a sort of mobile base for aircraft. They're friendly places to land, to refuel ...

Rethinking US Aircraft Carriers: Vulnerabilities in Great Power Competition. Wisely, the United States has avoided direct conflict with great and middle powers since the conclusion of World War II.