Article Summary – Critics argue that in an era of cheap drones and long-range “carrier-killer” missiles, $13-billion Ford-class carriers are oversized targets. -But that’s...
Article Summary – America’s aircraft carriers remain the centerpiece of U.S. sea power, but the system that keeps them afloat is cracking. Multi-year overhauls...
Article Summary – In 2005, Swedish AIP submarine HMS Gotland stunned the U.S. Navy by repeatedly “killing” carrier USS Ronald Reagan in exercises, exposing...
Article Summary – HMS Prince of Wales, Britain’s second Queen Elizabeth-class carrier, has shaken off floods, propulsion failures and years of repairs to emerge...
Article Summary – China is churning out aircraft carriers at high speed, moving from Soviet-style ski-jump decks on Liaoning and Shandong to the CATOBAR-capable...
Key Points and Summary – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth-class carriers are suddenly busy again, leading NATO drills and sailing from the Arctic to the Indo-Pacific....
Key Points and Summary – The USS Gerald R. Ford’s arrival in the Caribbean marks Washington’s most assertive move toward Venezuela in years, pairing...
Key Points and Summary – USS Constellation (CV-64), the second Kitty Hawk–class carrier, was a conventionally powered Cold War workhorse that bridged the era...