In 2024, U.S. Navy aircraft carriers did what no other force in the world could. As Houthi rebels based in Yemen launched swarms of drones and missiles against civilian targets across the region ...

The meta-problem with the aircraft carrier is straightforward enough. Every new development in missile technology makes it harder and harder to claim that aircraft carriers are worth the ticket price.

China’s military has accelerated pilot training for the Fujian aircraft carrier, believed to be for operating KJ-600 early warning aircraft, according to state media. According to a video ...

New Delhi: The Indian Navy has, for the time being, dropped plans to simultaneously operate three aircraft carriers but is focusing on the second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) which will be a ...

It is said that whenever there has been a crisis anywhere in the world in the last 80 years, the first question the sitting US President has asked is, “Where is the nearest carrier?” ...

Instead of having three aircraft carriers in service, the new vessel will replace the aging INS Vikramaditya. India is expected to use the cost savings to aid in developing its submarine program.

Since the 20th century, a hallmark of strong militaries and, particularly air power, is carrier borne fighters that can project power ashore from the sea. The United States’ Navy’s supercarriers with ...

The decommissioned aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy embarked on its final journey to be dismantled earlier this week. The Kennedy was moored at the Navy's Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in ...

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 ...

The ex-aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy began its final journey to the scrapyard. The decommissioned vessel was the last conventionally powered flattop built by the US Navy. The Kennedy namesake will ...