Recent imagery suggests China is developing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, while the U.S. operates 11 such ...

It’s great to be a country with a fleet of aircraft carriers. The floating air bases can project power, enhance national unity, and augment military might worldwide, especially if they are ...

Key Points and Summary - Aircraft carrier USS Ford proved first-in-class is hard: novel tech and evolving designs drove delays and costs. -CVN-79 USS John F. Kennedy benefits from that pain. HII’s ...

China's newest aircraft carrier is a major capability and technological jump for its naval forces. But China still has a lot to learn before it can operate carriers like the US, experts say. There's ...

Russia is not a country many think of often when discussing aircraft carriers. While the Russian Federation has a single aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, it's old, comparatively small, isn't ...

China's newest aircraft carrier is a substantial capability jump as it builds a modern blue-water navy. Carriers are important to China's national identity and vision of being a great power. Carriers ...

-Naval analyst H. I. Sutton reported that construction is underway at Jiangsu Dayang Marine shipyard on China’s fourth aircraft carrier, designed to support large unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or ...

The United States is helping Japan build its first post-war aircraft carriers, with a Japanese helicopter carrier currently undergoing conversion into a light aircraft carrier having arrived in ...

India could build its third nuclear powered aircraft carrier as part of a 15-year defence modernization plan announced today that also includes the use of Indian-made fighter jets by the navy for the ...

Traditional aircraft carriers launch piloted aircraft -- but that's 20th-century technology. In the 21st century, militaries are increasingly choosing drones over piloted aircraft, and in China, they ...