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Sukhoi Su-33 launching from the Admiral Kuznetsov.

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China’s J-15 Aircraft Carrier Navy Fighter Summed Up in 1 Word

The J-15 Fighter in One Word: Heavy – The Shenyang J-15 “Flying Shark” is among the heaviest fighters ever flown from the deck of...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 20, 2026

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The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Has the ‘Blueprint’ to Save the Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier

The Nimitz-class supercarrier got better with each hull, ten ships over thirty-four years, until the last was the finest conventional carrier ever launched. The...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 13, 2026

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China’s First Aircraft Carrier Just Set a Personal Best at Sea — the U.S. Navy’s Record Is Nearly Eight Times Longer

China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, just completed its longest deployment ever — 40 days at sea, sailed provocatively near Japan as a signal...

Caleb LarsonJuly 3, 2026

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The Real Question About China’s New Supercarrier Isn’t Whether Beijing Can Build It. It’s Whether America Can Keep Up

Satellite photos of China's fourth carrier keep showing two large, square compartments — and CSIS reads them as likely reactor spaces. A nuclear supercarrier,...

Brandon WeichertJune 11, 2026

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, lands on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, April 11, 2026. Gerald R. Ford is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

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The USS Gerald R. Ford Could Be Out of Action for Over a Year. And It Could Be Far Worse

A couple of days ago, CNN released footage showing the aftermath of the laundry fire, which burned several hundred living spaces aboard the USS...

Isaac SeitzJune 8, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completes the first scheduled explosive event of Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 18, 2021. The U.S. Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet demanding mission requirements under harsh conditions they might encounter in battle. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Riley B. McDowell)

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America’s Most Advanced Aircraft Carrier Ever Could Be Out of Action Far Longer Than the Navy Is Saying

New video footage obtained by CNN offers the world a look at the extent of the fire that broke out aboard the USS Gerald...

Jack BuckbyJune 8, 2026

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The Hardest Part of Building a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Isn’t the Nuclear Reactor or Hull. It’s the One System That Keeps Failing

Summary and Key Points: A nuclear-powered supercarrier is one of the most complex machines humanity has ever built — yet the part that gave...

Harry J. KazianisJune 7, 2026

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 19, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

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The U.S. Navy Spent 4 Weeks Trying to Sink One of Its Own Aircraft Carriers — and for Most of That Month, It Couldn’t

Summary and Key Points: In the spring of 2005, the United States Navy set out to sink one of its own aircraft carriers —...

Harry J. KazianisJune 7, 2026

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China Is Building Aircraft Carriers Bigger Than the USS Ford — but They Can’t Do the One Thing That Makes a Supercarrier Deadly

Summary and Key Points: China is building aircraft carriers at a pace not seen since World War II. By 2035, the Pentagon expects Beijing...

Steve BalestrieriJune 6, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s J-15 Aircraft Carrier Navy Fighter Summed Up in 1 Word

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Has the ‘Blueprint’ to Save the Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s First Aircraft Carrier Just Set a Personal Best at Sea — the U.S. Navy’s Record Is Nearly Eight Times Longer

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Real Question About China’s New Supercarrier Isn’t Whether Beijing Can Build It. It’s Whether America Can Keep Up

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The USS Gerald R. Ford Could Be Out of Action for Over a Year. And It Could Be Far Worse

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

America’s Most Advanced Aircraft Carrier Ever Could Be Out of Action Far Longer Than the Navy Is Saying

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Hardest Part of Building a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Isn’t the Nuclear Reactor or Hull. It’s the One System That Keeps Failing

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Spent 4 Weeks Trying to Sink One of Its Own Aircraft Carriers — and for Most of That Month, It Couldn’t

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Is Building Aircraft Carriers Bigger Than the USS Ford — but They Can’t Do the One Thing That Makes a Supercarrier Deadly

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