China Has Unlocked the Secret to Winning the Aircraft Carrier Race—And That’s a Direct Threat to America
America’s newest aircraft carrier is the USS Gerald R. Ford, the only non- Nimitz class ship in the fleet and the first of ...
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Can America Afford the $13 Billion Ford-class Aircraft Carrier?
The Ford-class is pricey, but the Navy can’t just throw away its ability to launch fighter jets from the sea. The journey of the U.S. Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers has not been smooth sailing.
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 12 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of February 7.
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China trains ‘special mission’ pilots for combat readiness on Fujian carrier: CCTV
China’s military has accelerated pilot training for the Fujian aircraft carrier, believed to be for operating KJ-600 early warning aircraft, according to state media. According to a video ...
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The Ford-class Carrier’s EMALS Catapult Is Changing Naval Aviation
The EMALS is an electromagnetic catapult that relies upon a linear induction motor, rather than a traditional steam piston, to launch aircraft. The Ford-class aircraft carriers are the most expensive ...
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Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Back in Mediterranean After 50 Days in Red Sea
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) transits the Red Sea on Jan. 10, 2025. US Navy Photo Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) pulled into Souda Bay, Greece on ...
Here are the names of the 6 new Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers that are poised to lead the US Navy until 2100
Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...
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Home-grown aircraft carrier Fujian will be the tip of China’s blue-water spear
In the latest of a series on Chinese weapon systems, Seong Hyeon Choi investigates the role of its aircraft carriers. China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier the Fujian represents the ...
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A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier
Impact Link A US Navy pilot's quick reaction saved himself and his aircraft from a crash in ... The flight decks of Nimitz-class carriers are equipped with four arresting wires — flexible ...
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Fact Check: US aircraft carrier clip not 2025 ‘sensitive’ information revealed to Chinese app
Jan 28 - A brief video tour of a U.S. aircraft carrier has been available to watch on TikTok since 2023, contrary to online suggestions that it was filmed in 2025 and uploaded to REDnote ...