Largest Aircraft Carriers in the World by Country: The aircraft carriers are among the most powerful naval assets ever built. They act as floating airbases, which allows nations to project power ...

China operates the world's largest navy by hull count—with more than 370 vessels, including three aircraft carriers.

HONG KONG — China’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier has entered service, Chinese state media said Friday, in a major step for the world’s largest navy as it seeks to challenge U.S.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lyle Goldstein is director of Asia Engagement at Defense Priorities. In late September, the Chinese navy made public the remarkable tests of its new Fujian aircraft carrier, sparking ...

Three years after its launch, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned the domestically produced 80,000-ton aircraft carrier CS Fujian (18) in a major step for Beijing’s naval ...

The Pentagon believes China operates over 370 naval ships and submarines, including three aircraft carriers. The third and most advanced, the CNS Fujian, was officially put into service in early ...

An aircraft carrier is an enormous and imposing vessel. They also represent gigantic investments in terms of not only money but in development time and other resources. The last thing a nation would ...