Aircraft carriers are supposed to project power and resilience, yet naval history is littered with ships that instead ...

In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, USS Gerald R. Ford, F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213 from embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight, and a U.S. Air ...

Japan is converting two naval vessels into aircraft carriers to bolster its defense posture in its southwestern islands.

The nuclear-powered supercarrier will head from the South China Sea to the Middle East in response to escalating tensions ...

As the US raid on Venezuela, the war in Ukraine, Op Sindoor, and conflicts in West Asia show, it is clear that airpower ...

Aviation and history buffs and their families, will enjoy a visit to the retired U.S. aircraft carrier Midway in San Diego, ...

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given time—with the rest in port or undergoing maintenance. The United States Navy ...

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.’s HII business unit, Newport News Shipbuilding, recently won a contract valued at nearly $97.7 million for additional long-lead materials to support the refueling ...

Dec. 17 (UPI) --The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docked at Naval Base Kitsap on Tuesday after completing a 270-day deployment that likely was its last before being retired. Thousands gathered at thel ...

Sailors from the USS Nimitz embrace their family after returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, on Tuesday from a nine-month deployment. (MCS2 Peter K. McHaddad/U.S. Navy) The USS Nimitz aircraft ...

Approximately 3,000 Nimitz crew members are coming home after a nine-month global deployment. The ship will be performing maintenance at Naval Base Kitsap before a homeport shift to Naval Station ...

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as it left San Diego, Calif., Dec. 7, 2025, to head to Bremerton, Wash. USNI courtesy photo USS Nimitz (CVN-68) returned for what may be the last time to Bremerton, Wash., ...