aircraft carriers


Friday, July 29, 2022
Sailors man rails as USS Ronald Reagan departs for Yokosuka, Japan from Naval Station North Island in San Diego
Navy

US Navy Carrier Enters South China Sea Amid Taiwan Tensions

By Philip J. Heijmans and Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) A US aircraft carrier and strike group have entered the South China Sea as part of what the 7th Fleet

July 29, 2022
Total Views: 33266

Friday, June 17, 2022
China Launches Its First Modern Supercarrier
Defense

China Launches Its First Modern Supercarrier

By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) – China launched its third aircraft carrier on Friday, the Fujian, named after the province

June 17, 2022
Total Views: 3809

Sunday, March 6, 2022
Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group NATO
Navy

Here’s Why Navy Aircraft Carriers Can’t Help Ukraine

While most of the world is concerned with keeping Russian fighter jets out of NATO airspace, Russian warships have already incurred on NATO territorial waters.

March 6, 2022
Total Views: 72748

Friday, February 18, 2022
MV-22B Osprey On Carrier
Navy

US Navy Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Falls Short in Sea Reliability Tests

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy’s new version of the tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft designed for missions at sea isn’t yet “operationally

February 18, 2022
Total Views: 3872

Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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Navy

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Nears Completion

(Bloomberg) China is three to six months from launching its third and most modern aircraft carrier, new analysis shows, in what would be a milestone for

November 10, 2021
Total Views: 6025

Monday, May 3, 2021
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Navy

Aircraft Carrier Shandong Deploys To South China Sea

(Bloomberg) –China has sent its Shandong aircraft carrier for military training in the South China Sea and plans to continue similar exercises, the

May 3, 2021
Total Views: 6005

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
John S. McCain sails with Nimitz, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. U.S. Navy Photo
Defense

U.S. Aircraft Carriers Conduct Exercise in South China Sea

By Kari Lindberg (Bloomberg) — Two U.S. carriers conducted a military exercise in the South China Sea, signaling that U.S. President Joseph Biden and

February 9, 2021
Total Views: 3552

Tuesday, December 8, 2020
France’s Next-Generation Aircraft Carrier Will be Nuclear-Powered -Macron
Defense

France’s Next-Generation Aircraft Carrier Will be Nuclear-Powered -Macron

PARIS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – France’s next-generation aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered and replace the national fleet’s flagship warship,

December 8, 2020
Total Views: 10490

Thursday, December 19, 2019
Admiral Kuznetsov
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Carrier Fire Points to Weakness Behind Moscow’s Military Might

By Peter Apps LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – It’s been a mixed month for Russia and its military. In Syria, they took control of the former Islamic

December 19, 2019
Total Views: 66

Tuesday, December 17, 2019
China’s First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier Enters Service
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China’s First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier Enters Service

BEIJING, Dec 17 (Reuters) – China commissioned its first domestically built aircraft carrier into service on Tuesday at a key base on the shores of the

December 17, 2019
Total Views: 323

Thursday, December 12, 2019
Admiral Kuznetsov
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One Dead After Fire on Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier

MOSCOW, Dec 12 (Reuters) – At least one military serviceman was killed and 12 people were injured by a fire at Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the

December 12, 2019
Total Views: 76

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
china aircraft carrier construction
Defense

Analysts Say Satellite Images Show China’s Construction on Third, Larger Aircraft Carrier

By Greg Torode and Ben Blanchard HONG KONG/BEIJING May 7(Reuters) – Construction of China’s first full-sized aircraft carrier is well under way,

May 7, 2019
Total Views: 153

Monday, May 6, 2019
Abraham Lincoln Carrier
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U.S. Sends Aircraft Carrier to Middle East to Warn Iran

By Melissa Cheok (Bloomberg) — The U.S. said it’s sending an aircraft carrier strike group and bomber force to the Middle East to send an

May 6, 2019
Total Views: 58

Saturday, May 12, 2018
Plane Landing USS Gerald R. Ford
Navy

Navy Busts $12.9 Billion Spending Cap On Supercarrier

by Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The US Navy’s costliest vessel ever just got pricer, breaching a $12.9 billion cap set by Congress by $120 million, the

May 12, 2018
Total Views: 103

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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Defense

China’s 1st New Aircraft Carrier To Start Sea Trials

  by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) China first domestically developed aircraft carrier looks set to begin sea trials after pictures appeared on the Chinese

April 24, 2018
Total Views: 31

Sunday, October 29, 2017
Navy Aircraft Carriers Underway in Formation
Navy

US Navy Deploys A 3rd Carrier To The Pacific

By Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy has three aircraft carriers and their assorted missile-carrying vessels operating in or deploying to the western

October 29, 2017
Total Views: 524

Thursday, June 15, 2017
U.S. Navy’s New $13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Struggles to Fly and Land Planes
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U.S. Navy’s New $13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Struggles to Fly and Land Planes

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The newest and costliest U.S. aircraft carrier, praised by President Donald Trump and delivered to the Navy on May 31 with

June 15, 2017
Total Views: 104

Monday, August 29, 2016
US NAvy Carrier USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77)
Navy

Pentagon Orders Review of Troubled New Carrier

by Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer has ordered an independent review of the $12.9 billion Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier,

August 29, 2016
Total Views: 86

Sunday, August 28, 2016
Listen: Is The Age Of Aircraft Carriers Over?
Defense

Listen: Is The Age Of Aircraft Carriers Over?

The United States 10 times as many aircraft carriers as any other country. So why don’t more countries have more carriers? Maybe they aren’t such a

August 28, 2016
Total Views: 161

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
U.S. Navy’s $12.9 Billion Carrier Falls Further Behind Schedule
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U.S. Navy’s $12.9 Billion Carrier Falls Further Behind Schedule

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The USS Gerald R. Ford — the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier and the costliest U.S. warship at $12.9 billion

July 13, 2016
Total Views: 60