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 ...

Summary and Key Points: The Navy’s Ford-class naming decisions are fueling fresh speculation about which leaders are “next in line.” After the announcement that future carriers CVN-82 and CVN-83 will ...

A US aircraft carrier accompanied by three warships has entered the Middle East region as Iran faces ongoing protests that have resulted in thousands of deaths. The United States Central Command, ...

Iran and the United States are due to hold new talks in Geneva on Thursday over Tehran’s nuclear program. The talks come as America has assembled the largest fleet of warplanes and aircraft in ...

The rapid buildup to the biggest, baddest aircraft carriers started with the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor.

The USS Enterprise is not one ship, but many, the name being reused throughout America's history. The latest Enterprise is on ...

The U.S. Navy’s top uniformed officer has introduced his vision for the Navy's future, focusing on using smaller and newer assets instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East, bringing a renewed potential that President Donald Trump could opt to order ...

Satellite imagery appears to show China has recently used a new dry dock to repair an aircraft carrier for the first time, a move experts described as significant in supporting the East Asian military ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier and supporting warships have arrived in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, expanding President Donald Trump's ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford, deployed since June, will cross the Atlantic for a second time despite a Navy warning that the warship needs maintenance.