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INS Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier from Russia

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Russia Gave India an Aircraft Carrier for Free in 2004 — India Spent $2 Billion Upgrading It, It Arrived Five Years Late, and Broke Down En Route

In 2004, India struck what appeared to be the deal of the century — Russia handed over the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier at virtually...

Brandon WeichertMay 26, 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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China Built a Full-Scale Replica of a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Gobi Desert to Practice Destroying It — the Navy Is Still Debating EMALS

Summary and Key Points: China has spent the last decade constructing a full-scale replica of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier on a...

Andrew LathamMay 26, 2026

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Trump on Ford-Class Supercarrier: ‘We’re going to be upping that to a different class of aircraft carrier’

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has inherited the Ford-class aircraft carrier review launched by his predecessor, John Phelan, and, with it, the...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 26, 2026

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. (July 10, 2024) USS George Washington (CVN 73) arrives at Naval Air Station North Island, July 10, 2024. USS George Washington and crew are in the process of completing a homeport change, replacing USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the forward-deployed U.S. Naval Forces Japan aircraft carrier at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Keenan Daniels)

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The Most Psychologically Demanding Command in The U.S. Navy Is The Aircraft Carrier — Not The Nuclear Submarine

Summary and Key Points: Naval leadership research consistently shows aircraft carrier captains report higher levels of anxiety than their nuclear submarine counterparts — despite...

Harrison KassMay 25, 2026

(April 14, 2017) The aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) pulls into Naval Station Norfolk for the first time. The first-of-class ship - the first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 years - spent several days conducting builder's sea trails, a comprehensive test of many of the ship's key systems and technologies. (U.S. Navy photo by Matt Hildreth courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries/Released)

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The U.S. Navy Might Cancel the Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy may not build the fifth and sixth Ford-class aircraft carriers as planned. The service’s review of the...

Kris OsbornMay 25, 2026

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Stealth F-35C’s Engine Exhaust Hits 3,600°F — $13,000,000,000 Gerald R. Ford’s Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Wasn’t Built to Handle That

The $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) cannot safely operate Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II fighters because the aircraft carrier’s flight deck was...

Brandon WeichertMay 24, 2026

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, taxis on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Celebes Sea, Nov. 29, 2025. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Crowley)

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Landing on A U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Is A Controlled Crash at 140 Knots onto A Moving Runway 1,000 Feet Long

Landing a fixed-wing aircraft on an aircraft carrier is one of the most demanding procedures in all of aviation. The aircraft is arriving at...

Harrison KassMay 22, 2026

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France’s New 80,000-Ton Libre Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

France’s next-generation aircraft carrier — formerly designated PANG, now renamed France Libre — will displace 80,000 tons, making it nearly twice the displacement of...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 22, 2026

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What a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Captain Worries About Before He Goes to Sleep

Fire remains the most dangerous threat to a U.S. aircraft carrier — and the U.S. Navy’s newest, the USS Gerald R. Ford, just proved...

Steve BalestrieriMay 21, 2026

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Russia Gave India an Aircraft Carrier for Free in 2004 — India Spent $2 Billion Upgrading It, It Arrived Five Years Late, and Broke Down En Route

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Built a Full-Scale Replica of a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Gobi Desert to Practice Destroying It — the Navy Is Still Debating EMALS

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump on Ford-Class Supercarrier: ‘We’re going to be upping that to a different class of aircraft carrier’

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Most Psychologically Demanding Command in The U.S. Navy Is The Aircraft Carrier — Not The Nuclear Submarine

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Might Cancel the Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Stealth F-35C’s Engine Exhaust Hits 3,600°F — $13,000,000,000 Gerald R. Ford’s Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Wasn’t Built to Handle That

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Landing on A U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Is A Controlled Crash at 140 Knots onto A Moving Runway 1,000 Feet Long

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

France’s New 80,000-Ton Libre Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

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What a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Captain Worries About Before He Goes to Sleep

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