The history-making USS Nimitz is scheduled to be retired in May 2026. Officially launched in 1972, it was innovative at the time as an aircraft carrier that utilized nuclear power. The next carrier ...

The US Navy is rushing to deploy more carriers across multiple theatres as it grapples with delayed construction timelines and a shortage of available carriers. The United States Navy’s Nimitz-class ...

News surrounding France’s new warship endeavor is significant, especially considering France is the only nation other than the United States that operates a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Over the ...

The U.S. Navy’s newest and most powerful aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is expected to reach the Caribbean early next week, marking a dramatic escalation in the American military buildup ...

U.S. Navy aircraft carriers with the CVN designation have been a cornerstone of the country's defense strategy ever since the Cold War. Like all military technology, these kinds of vessels have ...

Tensions are reaching a boiling point in the Caribbean. The U.S. has deployed the USS Gerald R. Ford—the world’s largest aircraft carrier—near Venezuela, claiming it's part of a crackdown on drug ...

The United States is the world leader in aircraft carriers, boasting a total of 20 different vessels of the kind. These are the largest military ships on the planet, and the development of an aircraft ...

In the mere flash of an instant it appears the People’s Liberation Army-Navy will soon be a four-aircraft carrier force, something which seemed like a distant thought or wish just 10 years ago. Not ...

China already has the largest navy in the world, with 370 military vessels - Li Gang/Xinhua via AP, File China is developing a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier which would be larger and more ...

In November 2025, the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, arrived in the Caribbean at the head of a formidable strike group. This deployment, involving over 75 ...

A Chinese think tank wrote the USS George Washington was headed toward where the Nimitz was supporting salvage operations.

The notion of doing away with traditional big-deck carriers gets a high-profile boost this month in the latest (May) issue of Proceedings, the U.S. Naval Institute’s official rabble-rouser. It’s ...