Topic: aircraft carrier
US Navy’s carrier strike group conducts transit in Strait of Gibraltar
The U.S. Nave has reported the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG), embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), transited the...
New aircraft carrier launches in China
Chinese Navy's Type-033 aircraft carrier, named Fujian, was launched on June 17 at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard. The Fujian is the largest and most capable aircraft carrier in the...
US Navy aircraft carrier conducted flight operations in North Aegean Sea
The U.S. Navy has announced that the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducted fixed-wing flight operations in the North Aegean Sea March 4-5. Truman,...
US Navy’s supercarrier launch and recover F-35s for first time
The USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), the newest of the U.S. Navy fleet's operational carriers, launched and recovered Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II aircraft for the...
Huntington Ingalls starts construction on U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier
The first steel cut has been made for the new U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Doris Miller (CVN 81) at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Aug. 25. During...
Russian long-suffering aircraft carrier’s return to fleet delayed by repair issue
The Russian Navy's only aircraft carrier, the long-suffering Admiral Kuznetsov, reportedly will return to operations three years later than originally planned, due to an unspecified issue aboard. The...
U.S. Navy’s new aircraft carrier validate capability to defend itself and its crew
The U.S. Navy announced on Friday that Sailors aboard the newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed Combat Systems Ship’s Qualification Trials (CSSQT)...
U.S. Navy deploys Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to South China Sea
The U.S. Navy is steaming a massive Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group into strategically vital areas off the South China Sea. According to a recent service news release,...