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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2015) – An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 prepares to take off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The F-35C Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force is currently conducting follow-on sea trials aboard the Eisenhower. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jameson E. Lynch/Released)

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Donald Trump Wants ‘Battleships’ and Aircraft Carriers That Belong in a WWII History Book and Not in the US Navy of 2026

Trump has big plans for the US Navy: Battleships that seem massively expensive and reworking aircraft carriers to look more like something from the...

Caleb LarsonAugust 19, 2026

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 10, 2012) - An SH-60F Seahawk from the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 5 flies alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), July 10. Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO) and Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. IKE deployed as part of Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG), which includes CSG 8, IKE, guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66), guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), the seven squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, and Destroyer Squadron 28. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper/Released)

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Federal Law Requires 11 US Navy Aircraft Carriers. One More Delay Drops the Navy to 10.

The Navy operates 11 aircraft carriers - ten Nimitz-class ships and one Ford-class. Federal law requires it to maintain a minimum of 11 operational...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 19, 2026

(July 18, 2011) TIMOR SEA An E-2C Hawkeye approaches the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73), after participating in a simulated air strike over Australia. George Washington is participating in Talisman Saber 2011, a bilateral exercise intended to enhance planning and readiness between Australia and the U.S. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith/Released)

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China Wants 9 Aircraft Carriers by 2035. The US Navy Is Leaving 0 Deployed in the Western Pacific Thanks to the Iran War

USS George Washington is leaving the western Pacific to relieve the exhausted Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East. The move exposes a fleet constrained...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 19, 2026

Aircraft Carrier HMAS Melbourne from Australia Creative Commons

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‘Sound the Collision Alarm’: Australia’s Aircraft Carrier Smashed Into A US Navy Destroyer and Literally Sliced It In 2 Pieces

US Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans was ordered to move behind HMAS Melbourne during a SEATO exercise on June 3, 1969. A confused...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 19, 2026

ABOARD USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) AT SEA (May 22, 2004) -- An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115 "Liberty Bells" banks after being launched from USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) following the ship's annual spring cruise. The E-2C is all weather, carrier-based tactical warning/control system aircraft, providing airborne early warning and control functions for the strike group. Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the world's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan.

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‘The Wire Parted’: A US Navy E-2C Hawkeye Has No Ejection Seats. It Fell to Within 10 Feet of the Atlantic When It Failed to Land on a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier

Unlike tactical fighters, the E-2C Hawkeye has no ejection seats. When USS Dwight D. Eisenhower's arresting wire parted on March 18, 2016, the aircraft...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 19, 2026

An F-35C Lightning II assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 taxis on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 17, 2024. George Washington is underway in support of carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John T. Jarrett)

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The US Navy Lifted a $115,000,000 F-35C Stealth Fighter From 12,400 Feet Down in the South China Sea. The Fighter Failed to Land and the Pilot Ejected

The US Navy command investigation found no airframe or engine failure in the F-35C. The pilot had stayed in manual power instead of selecting...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 19, 2026

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman James R. Evans (RELEASED)

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz: 100,000 Tons, 260,000 Horsepower and Can Hit 30 Knots But Retirement Is Coming

When we look at USS Nimitz’s vital stats, we see that she truly is a “super carrier,” worthy of being named for a super...

Christian D. OrrAugust 18, 2026

Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier US Navy Photo

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There Has Only Been 5 Aircraft Carrier vs. Aircraft Carrier Battles in All of Naval History

Only five battles in history have seen aircraft carriers from opposing navies face each other: Coral Sea, Midway, the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and...

Isaac SeitzAugust 18, 2026

(Feb. 12, 2009) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams in formation during a photo exercise following a successful Under Sea Warfare Exercise involving the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and other naval vessels operating in the 7th Fleet. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Husman/Released)

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Donald Trump Has Declared War on US Navy Aircraft Carriers and No One Will Win

The president ordered the US Navy to replace the electromagnetic catapults on USS Doris Miller with steam, giving the Pentagon 60 days to produce...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 18, 2026

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier US Navy Photo

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The US Navy Change The Name of a 63,500-ton Aircraft Carrier After A US President Died

In 1946 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt became the site of the first planned carrier takeoffs and landings by a US jet-powered aircraft, the McDonnell...

Brandon WeichertAugust 18, 2026

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Donald Trump Wants ‘Battleships’ and Aircraft Carriers That Belong in a WWII History Book and Not in the US Navy of 2026

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Federal Law Requires 11 US Navy Aircraft Carriers. One More Delay Drops the Navy to 10.

Aerospace & Defense

China Wants 9 Aircraft Carriers by 2035. The US Navy Is Leaving 0 Deployed in the Western Pacific Thanks to the Iran War

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‘Sound the Collision Alarm’: Australia’s Aircraft Carrier Smashed Into A US Navy Destroyer and Literally Sliced It In 2 Pieces

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‘The Wire Parted’: A US Navy E-2C Hawkeye Has No Ejection Seats. It Fell to Within 10 Feet of the Atlantic When It Failed to Land on a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier

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The US Navy Lifted a $115,000,000 F-35C Stealth Fighter From 12,400 Feet Down in the South China Sea. The Fighter Failed to Land and the Pilot Ejected

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz: 100,000 Tons, 260,000 Horsepower and Can Hit 30 Knots But Retirement Is Coming

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There Has Only Been 5 Aircraft Carrier vs. Aircraft Carrier Battles in All of Naval History

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Donald Trump Has Declared War on US Navy Aircraft Carriers and No One Will Win

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The US Navy Change The Name of a 63,500-ton Aircraft Carrier After A US President Died

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