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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 ...
China has just flown a massive new drone “mothership” that looks like something lifted from concept art, yet it is very real ...
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Why the Navy legally needs 11 aircraft carriers

The U.S. Navy faces a potential crisis in carrier availability. Federal law mandates a minimum of 11 operational carriers, a ...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan this week confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers have operated together for the first time in the Pacific, fueling Tokyo's concern about Beijing's rapidly expanding military ...
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Although the seven B-2 bombers launched from Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base that hit Iranian nuclear facilities received the most media attention, they were accompanied by an additional 120 ...
At a revised 984 feet, the new Turkish ship would approach the length range of the American Nimitz and Ford-class carriers.
The proposed acquisition of the decommissioned Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi is out of step with the country’s main defense priorities. The Indonesian Navy is now getting closer to ...
On 9 December 2025, at Tsuiki Air Base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), at least 16 F-2 fighter aircraft were ...