The oldest active nuclear-powered supercarrier completed a 270-day-long deployment. Next year, CVN-68 will head to Naval ...

The lead vessel of a new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers developed to supplement the U.S. Navy's conventionally-powered Kitty Hawk -class, USS Nimitz, was commissioned into service by ...

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a nuclear powered supercarrier of the U.S. Navy and the lead ship of her class. It is one of the ...

The ex-USS John F. Kennedy was the last conventionally-powered carrier built for the Navy. The aircraft carrier was also the site of one of the greatest military pranks. After nearly 40 years of ...

The United States has massed a powerful naval force in the Caribbean as part of Southern Command’s pressure campaign on ...

Summary: The USS Forrestal (CV-59) marked the dawn of the supercarrier era, transforming maritime airpower. Its inception was amidst intense interservice rivalry, notably the “Revolt of the Admirals” ...

USS Forrestal (CV-59) was the world’s first supercarrier. Rivalled only by the converted battleship HIJMS Shinano and the cancelled USS United States (CVA-58), Forrestal established a new template for ...

These ships fit into China’s strategy of extending its defensive perimeter beyond Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

UK, China and U.S. Launch New Carrier Classes in 2017, Russia Lags Behind. The U.S Navy and Newport News Ship Building Company officially commissioned a new class of “supercarrier” advanced ...