The future USS John F. Kennedy is scheduled to be handed over to the U.S. Navy in March 2027, and Pete Hegseth recently ...

Modern missiles and drones are testing the aircraft carrier’s dominance, but its layered defenses and evolving role tell a ...

A Super Hornet lost at sea reignited debate over the future of U.S. aircraft carriers. From drones and hypersonic missiles to ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. confirmed it has been selected by the U.S. Navy for the design of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft, which will be part of the future Carrier Air Wing.

The Kremlin mothballed Admiral Kuznetsov, ending a refit that began more than seven years ago. Russia is the only permanent ...

China plans to field a force of nine aircraft carriers by 2035, according to a Defense Department report on Beijing’s ...

Xinhua News Agency reports that the Chinese navy has had take off arrested landing tests of the J-15T, J-35 fighter jets and the KJ-600 early warning and command aircraft with a electromagnetic ...

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 ...

The Ford-class aircraft carrier’s AAG system is far better than the old steam-based hydraulic catapults—but the Navy has struggled with technical issues in its implementation.

The proposed acquisition of the decommissioned Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi is out of step with the country’s main defense priorities. The Indonesian Navy is now getting closer to ...

Out of all American World War 2 naval vessels, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) is by far the most decorated ship in the U.S. Navy It was originally commissioned in 1938 as a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, ...

The backbone of a powerful navy is the almighty aircraft carrier. While battleships and destroyers might be armed with fancy cannons and missile launchers, aircraft carriers carry deadly fighter jets ...