U.S. supercarriers remain unmatched power projectors, yet maintenance cycles often sideline them. -The Navy’s “rule of thirds ...
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Why the Navy legally needs 11 aircraft carriers

The U.S. Navy faces a potential crisis in carrier availability. Federal law mandates a minimum of 11 operational carriers, a ...
Huntington Ingalls lands a $97.7 million deal to support the refueling and complex overhaul of the USS Harry S. Truman, ...
The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled deployment. USS Nimitz ...
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The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docked at Naval Base Kitsap on Tuesday after completing a 270-day deployment that likely was its last before retiring.
Videos of the blast set off near USS Gerald R. Ford show what the Navy put its new carrier through.
A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other on Sunday afternoon, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said. https ...
China plans to field a force of nine aircraft carriers by 2035, according to a Defense Department report on Beijing’s ...