U.S. carriers were in Thailand, Japan and the Eastern Pacific this week, while a carrier from France is set to visit the ...

Analysts with RAND Corp. argue the US Navy needs drone aircraft carriers and envision a whole new strike group to surround ...

Robbins and his crew called the plan “Operation Pinwheel” because of the circular motion the planes would create when pushing the massive carrier in its desired direction.

“President Clinton and President Bush led the United States ... deck. It also allows the carrier to launch 25% more aircraft per day than the Nimitz-class carrier while requiring 25% less crew ...

By Matt White Posted on Jan 13, 2025 When a future generation of Navy ... class carriers are similar to Nimitz carriers, with air wings that can be as large as 90 aircraft. The United States ...

Typically, this helicopter carries a crew of two ... in 1999 as a carrier-based strike fighter aircraft. There are currently over 400 of these aircraft in service of the U.S. Navy.

A United States Navy F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter jet lands on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson while underway in the South China Sea on January 8, 2025. The U.S. Navy ...

Analysts with RAND Corp. say it is time for the US Navy to field drone aircraft carriers. These drone carriers disperse combat power at less expense and with less crew. A fleet of drone carriers could ...

The US Navy should develop aircraft carriers solely for aerial drones like Boeing's uncrewed MQ-25.MC3 Brandon Roberson/US Navy ...