Aircraft Carriers
How An Aircraft Carrier Cancellation Almost Led to Mutiny
In the aftermath of the Second World War, leaders of the United States Navy, such as Admiral Marc Mitscher, dreamed up a new aircraft carrier to fight what was then the budding...
The USS John F. Kennedy Meets an Ignominious End
Old soldiers (and old sailors for that matter) may fade away, but modern warships meet a crueler fate: they head to the scrap yard and are “broken up” after their...
Not Everyone Is Happy With the New Aircraft Carriers’ Names
The Navy has announced the names for the next two Ford-class aircraft carriers: CVN 82 will be known as the USS William J. Clinton; CVN 83 will be known as...
America’s Two Newest Aircraft Carriers Now Have Names
The next two Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered supercarriers will honor two recent former United States presidents—namely Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. “I am proud to announce that the next two...
China’s Massive New Drone Carrier Is Almost Here
Much attention has been put on the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN’s) growing fleet of aircraft carriers, with the third set to enter service by the end of this year, and...
Houthis Claim Strike On Aircraft Carrier (Again)
Just days after claiming to have carried out a missile strike on the United States Navy’s Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the Iranian-back Houthi rebels alleged that its most recent sortie...
It’s Time to Retire the Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers
A recent video of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the progenitor of the iconic Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Navy for several decades, leaving the U.S. Navy’s base...
Houthis Claim Another “Victory” Over U.S. Carrier
The Iranian-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen claimed on Monday that it had launched an attack on the United States Navy’s Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). It is...
Back from the Middle East, USS Abraham Lincoln is Home for the Holidays
Christmas came early for the crew of the United States Navy’s USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). “California dreams coming true,” the official Facebook account for CVN-72 announced as the warship arrived home on Friday. The...
China’s First Flattop Started its Carrier Program And Continues to be Upgraded
The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s Type 001 Liaoning successfully—even infamously—jump-started Beijing’s carrier program. The story of how the flattop was originally built for the Soviet Navy as the Kuznetsov-class aircraft cruiser Riga, has been...
A U.S. Navy Admiral Once Toured Russia’s Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
With less than a month remaining, it seems highly unlikely that the Russian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will return begin its sea trials in 2024. Whether the carrier’s...
China Has the Largest Navy in the World. That’s Why It Would Destroy the U.S. Navy in War
Remember this, frankly, tired old mantra: quantity has a quality of its own. This was something that the Americans once understood. During the Second World War, the United States used...