There are numerous bases hosting American aircraft throughout the Arabian Gulf that could take more aircraft if necessary, giving Washington a powerful land-based deterrent.

The U.S. Navy said the presence of its aircraft carriers have deterred adversaries from striking against the country's ...

A U.S. aircraft carrier is operating near the Philippines, while a Chinese aircraft carrier is visiting Hong Kong.

Based on standard aircraft carrier cruising speeds, we can estimate that a carrier will take about six days to perform the ...

The WWII-era Essex-class aircraft carriers were a pivotal development that served as a historic bridge to the modern carrier age. Some experts consider this one of the best classes of aircraft ...

Shutterstock USS Lexington (CV-16) in Corpus Christi, Texas Parked in the warm waters of Corpus Christi Bay, the USS Lexington looks like she could still fight a war tomorrow. This aircraft carrier ...

A worker welds on a unit being constructed for Doris Miller (CVN 81) aircraft carrier at the Newport News Shipbuilding Charleston Operations, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Goose Creek.

The strike group includes the flagship USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 1, three guided-missile destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 28, and the Ticonderoga-class ...

The Truman Carrier Strike Group remains fully mission capable, the Navy said. The strike group includes the flagship USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 1, three ...

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration team used an underwater vehicle to explore the wreck of the USS Yorktown, one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for ...

HEPACO, LLC will use the final report created in Phase I to carry out the cleanup process during Phase II. SCOR awarded the Yorktown Environmental Assessment and Remediation project an American Rescue ...

Main armament: 3 x 200 mm/.55-cal triple guns, 8 x 130 mm/.25-cal anti-aircraft guns, 2 x 37 mm saluting guns Aircraft capacity: 4 (tied) Number built: 7 Launched: 1933 Crew: 899 ...