The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is the newest and largest carrier in the U.S. Navy. And just like its predecessors, ...

USS Ranger (CVA-61), a Forrestal-class carrier commissioned in 1957, became one of the U.S. Navy’s most important Cold War ...

Italy is exploring a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to boost global reach and advanced weapons capability, but high costs, logistical limits, and reliance on allies may hinder the plan. Yet, so far, ...

It's almost impossible to consider, but the sinking of a United States Navy aircraft carrier isn't something military planners have discounted. They are, after all, manmade ships, and they aren't ...

Hong Kong and Seoul (CNN) — China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has used its new electromagnetic catapult to successfully launch three types of aircraft, according to Chinese state media, ...

As the U.S. military prepares for the possibility of a conflict in the Pacific, the Navy and Marine Corps are working on a new way to project airpower, and they’re calling it the Lightning Carrier.

Ma, father of the carrier's electromagnetic launch system, is among a select few at the vessel's commissioning ceremony ...

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