From its inception, the Soviet-era aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was fraught with design complications. Unlike its ...

The next generation of aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford class (CVN 78) was ordered in 2008 and is slated to be delivered in 2016 as the force structure replacement for USS ENTERPRISE (EX-CVN ...

See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.

One of the most striking features of aircraft carriers is the island superstructure. This large, blocky structure on the starboard side of the flight deck is used for conning the ship and ...

An aerial view of the CNS Liaoning aircraft carrier ice sculpture on the frozen ... it was built on a barge base with a steel structure as the framework, and the external shape was constructed ...

In the latest of a series on Chinese weapon systems, Seong Hyeon Choi investigates the role of its aircraft carriers. China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier the Fujian represents the ...

President Joe Biden announced Monday that two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers would be named after former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. "Each knows firsthand the ...