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Where are America’s aircraft carriers now?

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given ...
Although “aircraft carriers” come in many sizes and shapes, the largest and most advanced supercarriers all fit a ...
F/A-18 Super Hornets multirole fighters, an E-2D Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft, and two MH-60S/R Seahawk helicopters flew in formation over CVN-78 ...
Even as the builder sea trials mark the final stage in the construction of the warship, it is a reminder that CVN-79 won't be ...
The USS John F. Kennedy, which could homeport in Bremerton as early as 2029, has left its Virginia-based shipbuilder for ...
The USS John F. Kennedy set sail for its shipbuilder sea trials Wednesday, allowing HII to test the vessel out at sea for the ...
The US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its escort ships have been moved toward the Middle East in response to rising tensions with Tehran, underlining the classic contest between an ...
The future USS John F. Kennedy, the second Ford class aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy, has begun its initial sea trials.
The USS John F. Kennedy’s sea trials will give the Navy and builders a chance to operate crucial systems and components at sea for the first time.
The US Navy and Boeing have started ground tests on the first operational MQ-25 ...
The Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford is deployed off the coast of Venezuela and is dealing with plumbing issues nearly every day.
The U.S.S. Gerald Ford is one of the most advanced aircraft carriers in the world, but it has one basic problem that it can't ...